A client is receiving tizanidine (Zanaflex) for treatment of muscle spasms. What should the nurse include in the medication teaching for this client?
1. This is a seizure medication.
2. This is used for diseases of the central nervous system.
3. To take the medication on a scheduled basis
4. To exercise caution when operating machinery
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Rationale 1: Tizanidine (Zanaflex) is not a seizure medication.
Rationale 2: Tizanidine (Zanaflex) is used to treat muscle spasms.
Rationale 3: Tizanidine (Zanaflex) can be taken on a scheduled or prn basis.
Rationale 4: All centrally acting antispasmodics can cause sedation, so caution should be exercised when driving or operating machinery.
Global Rationale: All centrally acting antispasmodics can cause sedation, so caution should be exercised when driving or operating machinery. Zanaflex is not a seizure medication; it is not used for disease of the CNS but to treat muscle spasms, and can be taken on either as scheduled or prn basis.
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