Answer to Question 1
ANS: B
An important assessment indicating the medication's effectiveness is evaluating a patient's ability to raise the eyelids. Letting the patient sleep, even though rest is important, would prevent the nurse from making this assessment. To make sure the patient can safely swallow a pill, the nurse must evaluate swallowing ability by asking the patient to take a sip of water. Muscle strength assessments before and after medication administration help the nurse evaluate the medication's effectiveness. Excessive salivation may be a sign of drug toxicity and should be reported.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: D
Many patients hospitalized for myasthenia gravis do not have the muscle strength to swallow well and need a parenteral form of the medication; therefore, assessing the patient's ability to swallow is an important initial safety measure. Evaluating the patient's ability to raise the eyelids, level of fatigue, and skeletal muscle strength are all important assessments both before drug administration and during drug treatment, because they indicate the effectiveness of the drug and help determine subsequent doses.
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