Nurse Murphy administers albuterol (Proventil), as prescribed, to a client with emphysema. Which finding indicates that the drug is producing a therapeutic effect?
a. Respiratory rate of 22 breaths/ minute
b. Dilated and reactive pupils
c. Urine output of 40 ml/hour
d. Heart rate of 100 beats/minute
Answer A.
In a client with emphysema, albuterol is used as a bronchodilator. A respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute indicates that the drug has achieved its therapeutic effect because fewer respirations are required to achieve oxygenation. Albuterol has no effect on pupil reaction or urine output. It may cause a change in the heart rate, but this is an adverse, not therapeutic, effect.
a. Respiratory rate of 22 breaths/ minute
b. Dilated and reactive pupils
c. Urine output of 40 ml/hour
d. Heart rate of 100 beats/minute
Answer A.
In a client with emphysema, albuterol is used as a bronchodilator. A respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute indicates that the drug has achieved its therapeutic effect because fewer respirations are required to achieve oxygenation. Albuterol has no effect on pupil reaction or urine output. It may cause a change in the heart rate, but this is an adverse, not therapeutic, effect.
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