The nurse is caring for a client with urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hypertrophy experiencing nausea. The nurse would question which of the following prescriptions written by the health care provider for this client?
a. promethazine 25 mg IV now c. perphenazine 5 mg IM now
b. prochlorperazine 10 mg p.r. now d. metoclopramide 10 mg p.o. now
ANS: A
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A Correct: Promethazine is an antihistamine that can aggravate urinary retention from BPH.
B Incorrect: This is a neuroleptic agent not contraindicated in clients with urinary retention.
C Incorrect: This is a neuroleptic agent not contraindicated in clients with urinary retention.
D Incorrect: Metoclopramide is not usually used to treat, but rather prevent nausea.
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