The Client Has Been Ordered to Be Treated with Minipress

question 15

Multiple Choice

The client has been ordered to be treated with Minipress. She complains to the nurse of experiencing rapid heart rate. The highest priority nursing intervention is to call the physician because a rapid heart rate:

• A) is an expected side effect of the medication.
• B) is evidence of an anaphylactic reaction.
• C) is evidence of an adverse reaction to the medication.
• D) shows that the medication was mixed incorrectly.

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Definitions:

Motor Cortex

A sector of the cerebral cortex responsible for the orchestration, management, and performance of voluntary actions.

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Brain-Implanted Microelectrodes

Tiny electrodes surgically implanted in the brain that can record or stimulate neural activity for research or medical treatments.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.