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NCLEX-RN

Category - Care Management

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A nurse is assigned to care for 4 clients during a shift. After reviewing the client records, the nurse knows that it is most important for which of the following clients to receive the scheduled medication on time?
  1. A client diagnosed with tuberculosis, prescribed with streptomycin
  2. A client diagnosed with depression, prescribed with amitriptyline
  3. A client diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, prescribed with pyridostigmine bromide
  4. A client diagnosed with urinary tract infection, prescribed with ciprofloxacin
Explanation
Answer: C - It is most important that a client diagnosed with myasthenia gravis receives medications on time. Early administration can cause cholinergic crisis, whereas late administration can cause myasthenia crisis.
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