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When instructing a client about dantrolene, the nurse should:
 
  a. inform client to avoid direct sunlight.
  b. caution client about the risk of drowsiness.
  c. instruct client to drink plenty of fluids to prevent constipation.
  d. tell client to inform the health care provider immediately if the drug causes insomnia.

Question 2

The nurse knows that when caring for clients being treated with neuromuscular blocking agents, what drug should be available?
 
  a. naxolone c. succinylcholine
  b. neostigmine d. carisoprodol



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

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A Correct: Dantrolene can cause photosensitivity.
B Incorrect: Drowsiness is not associated with dantrolene--a direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant.
C Incorrect: Dantrolene can cause diarrhea.
D Incorrect: Although an adverse effect of dantrolene, insomnia is not an emergency.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect: This is an opiate antagonist.
B Correct: This is one of the antidotal agents to reverse the effects of neuromuscular blocking agents. Edrophonium is the other antidotal agent.
C Incorrect: This is not an antidotal agent.
D Incorrect: This is not an antidotal agent.



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