A client is given Urecholine for postoperative urinary retention. The client has also been taking pilocarpine ophthalmic for glaucoma. What does the nurse instruct the client to report?

a. Gastric pain, cramping, diarrhea, increased salivation, bradycardia, or orthostatic hypotension
b. Elevated blood pressure or decreased blood sugar
c. Increased respiratory rate, hypertension, or diarrhea
d. Dry mouth, constipation, or bowel obstruction


a. Gastric pain, cramping, diarrhea, increased salivation, bradycardia, or orthostatic hypotension
FEEDBACK:
a. Report any complaint of gastric pain, cramping, diarrhea, increased salivation, bradycardia, and orthostatic hypotension because these are the effects associated with excessive cholinergic stimulation.
b. Elevated blood pressure and decreased blood sugar are problems but not effects of excessive cholinergic stimulation. .
c. Increased respiratory rate, hypertension, and diarrhea are not effects of excessive cholinergic stimulation. .
d. Dry mouth, constipation and bowel obstruction are not effects of excessive cholinergic stimulation. .

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