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Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client with multiple sclerosis is prescribed diazepam. Which of the following would indicate this medication is effective in the client?

1. The client states muscles are weak.
2. The client's muscle spasticity appears to be reduced.
3. The client's blood glucose level is within normal limits.
4. The client is not developing cataracts.

Question 2

During a health fair at a public recreational park, the nurse providing cancer health information answers several questions for clients who use ultraviolet light tanning salons.

Which piece of information is most important for the nurse to include? 1. Tanning from ultraviolet light is safer than sunshine.
2. Skin damage from ultraviolet light is more likely than from indirect sunlight.
3. Using sunscreen will prevent skin cancers, even in tanning beds.
4. Using tanning beds without clothing contaminates skin and leads to infections.

chem1s3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. The client's muscle spasticity appears to be reduced.

Rationale:
Diazepam is a muscle relaxant commonly used for clients with multiple sclerosis. Diazepam does not cause muscle weakness. Evidence of medication effectiveness would be an observed reduction in muscle spasticity. Glucose intolerance would be assessed if the client were prescribed an adrenalcorticostero id. Cataract development is also a side effect of adrenalcorticostero ids.

Answer to Question 2

2. Skin damage from ultraviolet light is more likely than from indirect sunlight.

Rationale:
Ultraviolet light exposure greatly increases risk of skin cancer, both basal cell and melanoma types. While direct sunshine contains ultraviolet light, the amount is decreased in indirect light. The use of sunscreen can reduce the risk of cancer but not prevent it, especially in tanning beds where the ultraviolet light is intensified. That using tanning beds without clothing causes infection may or may not be true, depending on the disinfectant methods used.