Prep-U: Benzodiazepine & Skeletal Muscle Relaxants – Flashcards
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Which would a nurse include when describing the action of dantrolene?
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Interference with calcium release from the muscles
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Which medications can be used to treat or prevent malignant hyperthermia?
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Dantrolene (Dantrium)
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When reviewing the medical record of a client who is to receive dantrolene, which condition would alert the nurse to the need for close monitoring?
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The client has respiratory depression from opioid analgesia
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When caring for a client taking dantrolene, for what adverse effects should the nurse monitor the client? Select all that apply.
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Jaundice Fatigue Drowsiness
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Which instruction should the nurse specifically stress when administering drugs used for muscle spasm and cramping?
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Avoid alcohol or other CNS depressants.
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An operating room nurse is assisting the anesthesiologist in the preparation of an intravenous dose of dantrolene. What emergent issue most likely prompted the need to give the patient dantrolene?
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Malignant hyperthermia
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What is the most important teaching point to emphasize from the plan of care when a client is prescribed a skeletal muscle relaxant?
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Do not drive or operate machinery until individual drug effects are known.
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A client needs further teaching about medication prescribed for muscle spasms and cramping when making which statements?
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"I take my medicine with three to four beers each evening."
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General anesthetic has been administered to a surgical client and the client has begun to exhibit signs and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia. The operating room nurse should prepare to assist with the administration of:
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Dantrolene
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A patient is being treated for intractable muscle spasticity with a peripherally acting spasmolytic. The nurse should anticipate administering which medication?
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Dantrolene
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A 56-year-old woman with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has begun taking dantrolene. What patient teaching should the nurse provide?
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"Make sure to see your doctor promptly if you develop yellowish skin or eyes."
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The nurse is caring for a client who has a disorder of muscle contraction and relaxation. The nurse should prioritize the assessment of what laboratory value?
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Calcium
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The physician orders short-term skeletal muscle relaxants for an 11-year-old client. The nurse is responsible for the family education plan and teaches the parents that the medications should be used only under which condition?
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When close supervision is available for monitoring drug effects
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Signs and symptoms of what would necessitate discontinuation of dantrolene therapy?
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Hepatic dysfunction
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Adverse effects of dantrolene (Dantrium) include:
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potentially fatal hepatitis.
