An older adult client is status post-cholecystectomy and complaining of nausea. The nurse knows the BEST medication for this condition in older adult clients is which of the following?
a. Serotonin receptor antagonist
b. Anticholinergic
c. Antidopaminergic
d. Dramamine
a. Serotonin receptor antagonist
FEEDBACK:
a. Serotonin receptor antagonists are used postoperatively for the treatment of nausea and vomiting.
b. Anticholinergics are used most often for motion sickness. .
c. Antidopaminergics work by interfering with stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the brain and blocking messages to the GI track. However, there is a high incidence of extra pyramidal side effects. .
d. Dramamine is an anticholinergic antiemetic. .
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