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The nurse identifies that therapeutic interventions for Parkinson’s disease focus on what component of the disease pathophysiology?

A client in the cardiac intensive care unit has been prescribed a dobutamine infusion at 2.5 mcg/kg/min. Knowing that the client weighs 62 kg and the medication is provided at a concentration of 1,000 mcg/mL, at what rate should the client’s IV pump be set in mL/h? Round to the nearest tenth.

Atropine is being used as a mydriatic agent to dilate the pupil for an ocular examination. The nurse recognizes which principles of medication administration for ocular medication administration? 

The nurse is caring for a client who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). The client reports seasonal rhinitis, and the healthcare provider orders phenylephrine nasal spray. What is the nurse’s priority action?

A client newly diagnosed with chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) has been prescribed treatment with imatinib. What assessment question is most relevant to this client’s care?

A client is newly diagnosed with parkinsonism and has been prescribed levodopa. After several weeks, no appreciable reduction in symptoms has been noted. The nurse should anticipate what change in the client’s medication regimen?

A client with a history of glaucoma is prescribed pilocarpine, a cholinergic agonist. For what potential local and systemic effects should the nurse assess? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a new client with Parkinson disease about levodopa (L-dopa). What should the nurse instruct the client to avoid using concurrently with L-dopa?

The nurse is preparing to give isoproterenol parenterally. What should the nurse do to best protect the client’s safety?

The nurse recognizes that patients who receive Dantrolene require what type of monitoring?