When teaching a client and his family about anticonvulsant therapy, the nurse should include which of the following?
a. Clients usually respond well to these agents, leading to only short-term therapy being required.
b. There are very few drug interactions between anticonvulsants and OTC medications.
c. Clients need routine serum blood levels of the drug drawn.
d. Clients usually have to have follow-up electroencephalograms routinely.
ANS: C
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A Incorrect: This therapy usually is long-term.
B Incorrect: There are multiple drug-drug interactions.
C Correct: This is important teaching for the client on anticonvulsant drug therapy.
D Incorrect: This is not a normal routine for these clients.
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