A Patient Who Experiences Motion Sickness Is About to Go

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient who experiences motion sickness is about to go on a cruise. The prescriber orders transdermal scopolamine [Transderm Scop]. The patient asks the nurse why an oral agent is not ordered. The nurse will explain that the transdermal preparation:

• A) can be applied as needed at the first sign of nausea.
• B) has less intense anticholinergic effects than the oral form.
• C) is less sedating than the oral preparation.
• D) provides direct effects, because it is placed close to the vestibular apparatus of the ear.

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