The nurse has completed medication education for the anxious patient who is receiving buspirone (BuSpar). The nurse determines that the patient needs additional instruction when the patient makes which statement?
1. "Side effects I might experience include dizziness, headache, and drowsiness."
2. "I can take this medication when I feel anxious and it will relax me."
3. "I have to take this medicine on a regular basis for it to help me."
4. "I don't need to worry about becoming dependent on this medication."
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Rationale 1: Side effects of buspirone (BuSpar) include dizziness, headache, and drowsiness.
Rationale 2: Buspirone (BuSpar) works by altering levels of neurotransmitters and takes a few weeks to achieve optimal anxiety reduction. It cannot be used as an "as needed" (prn) medication.
Rationale 3: Buspirone (BuSpar) works by altering levels of neurotransmitters and takes a few weeks to achieve optimal anxiety reduction. The drug must be taken consistently for this to occur.
Rationale 4: Dependence and withdrawal are less of a concern with buspirone (BuSpar) than with some other antianxiety drugs.
Global Rationale: Buspirone (BuSpar) works by altering levels of neurotransmitters and takes a few weeks to achieve optimal anxiety reduction. It cannot be used as an "as needed" (prn) medication. Side effects of buspirone (BuSpar) include dizziness, headache, and drowsiness. Dependence and withdrawal are less of a concern with buspirone (BuSpar) than with some other antianxiety drugs. Buspirone (BuSpar) works by altering levels of neurotransmitters and takes a few weeks to achieve optimal anxiety reduction. The drug must be taken consistently for this to occur.
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