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| The nurse teaches a class about muscle movement to a group of clients who have neuromuscular disorders. What will the best plan of the nurse include? Select all that apply. |
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Definition
1.Body movement depends on intact nerves.
2.Body movement depends on proper functioning of muscles. |
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| The nurse teaches the client with a neuromuscular disorder about nonpharmacological treatment of muscle spasms. What will the best information include? Select all that apply. |
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Definition
1.Application of heat or cold
2.Ultrasound
3.Massage |
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| The client is started on a medication to treat a neuromuscular disorder. What does the nurse teach as the primary therapeutic goal of the medication? |
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Definition
| To allow the client increased independence |
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| The client receives dantrolene (Dantrium). The nurse has completed medication education and determines that that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement? |
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Definition
| “If I experience side effects, I will call my doctor before stopping the medicine.” |
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| The client receives baclofen (Lioresal) and the nurse has completed medication education. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement? |
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Definition
| “I must take the medication with milk or meals.” |
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Term
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) |
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Definition
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) |
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| The client receives dantrolene (Dantrium). A consulting physician orders hydroxyzine (Vistaril) for the client and he begins taking it. What will the best assessment of the nurse reveal? |
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Definition
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| The physician orders dantrolene (Dantrium) for the client. Which assessment data would result in the nurse contacting the physician prior to administration of this medication? |
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Definition
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| The client receives baclofen (Lioresal). What will the best plan of the nurse include as relates to medication education? |
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Definition
| Do not stop the medication abruptly. |
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| The physician has ordered dantrolene (Dantrium) for a client. What is a priority assessment by the nurse prior to administering this medication? |
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Definition
| Is the client pregnant or lactating? |
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| The physician prescribes cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) for the client. When doing medication education, what will the best information of the nurse include? |
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Definition
| Increase the intake of fiber while taking this medication. |
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| The client receives dantrolene (Dantrium) for treatment of muscle spasms following a spinal cord injury. What is the best outcome for this client? |
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Definition
| Client will sleep without pain |
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| The client tells the nurse that she awakens frequently during the night because of leg and foot cramps. What is the best response by the nurse? |
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Definition
| “Increase your intake of calcium.” |
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| The client receives dantrolene (Dantrium). Which medication would the nurse evaluate as being contraindicated with dantrolene (Dantrium)? |
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Definition
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| The client receives dantrolene (Dantrium) intravenously (IV). What will a priority assessment of the nurse include? |
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Definition
| Assessing the client’s intravenous (IV) site |
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Term
| Which of the following lists of treatment options would be considered optimal for treating a muscle spasm with an unknown cause? |
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Definition
| Analgesics, muscle relaxants, and massage |
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Term
| Which statement about skeletal muscle relaxants is correct? |
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Definition
| 2. They inhibit upper motor neuron activity within the central nervous system. |
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Term
| The nurse identifies a patient with a repeating pattern of muscle contraction of the leg for 5 seconds followed by 2 seconds of relaxation as experiencing: |
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Definition
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| Which of the following is a common adverse effect of cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)? |
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| Which statement describes the primary difference between centrally acting muscle relaxants and direct-acting antispasmodics? |
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Definition
| 3. Centrally acting agents inhibit neurons of the central nervous system, while direct-acting agents work at the level of the neuromuscular junction and skeletal muscles. |
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Term
| Which of the following patients suffering from muscle spasms should not receive the direct-acting antispasmodic medication dantrolene sodium (Dantrium)? |
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Definition
| 57-year-old suffering from congestive heart failure |
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Term
| Spasticity is most commonly caused by damage to what area of the body? |
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Definition
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| Which statement is correct in regard to the muscle relaxant botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc)? |
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Definition
| 1. In high doses, it is poisonous, causing the same symptoms food poisoning does. |
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