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krzymel

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A patient is going on a cruise and asks the nurse practitioner for a medication for motion sickness. The nurse practitioner should anticipate providing education on which medication that would be ordered?
 
  a. Ipratropium (Atrovent)
  b. Atropine (Sal-Tropine)
  c. Acetylcholine (Miochol)
  d. Scopolamine

Question 2

A nurse is taking care of a patient who is having vision difficulty. The ophthalmologist comes to examine the patient and administers eye drops to dilate the patient's pupils.
 
  The nurse is aware that the eye drops would be considered what class of medication?
  a. Parasympathomimetic agent
  b. Sympathetic agonist
  c. Sympathetic antagonist
  d. Parasympathetic agonist


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Scopolamine suppresses emesis and motion sickness.
Ipratropium is used to treat asthma and is not indicated for motion sickness.
Atropine does not suppress emesis and motion sickness.
Acetylcholine does not suppress emesis and motion sickness.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A sympathetic agonist would cause pupillary dilation or mydriasis, which is necessary for the ophthalmologist to examine the patient's eyes effectively.
A parasympathomimetic agent would cause miosis or pupillary constriction, which is contraindicated for an eye examination.
A sympathetic antagonist would cause pupillary constriction, which is contraindicated for an eye examination.
A parasympathetic agonist would cause constriction of the pupils, because it mimics the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system; this is contraindicated for an eye examination.


krzymel

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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