The nurse teaches parents that the anticholinergic drug oxybutynin is used to treat enuresis. The parents ask the nurse why the medication is being prescribed. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "It's an antidepressant that is used to help the child relax."
2. "It will help decrease the spasms sometimes associated with enuresis."
3. "It has an antidiuretic effect, so your child can attend sleepovers."
4. "It will slow the production of urine, so your child does not have to urinate as frequently."
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Oxybutynin (Ditropan) is an anticholinergic that relaxes the smooth muscle of the bladder and decreases spasms. Oxybutynin is not an antidepressant or an antidiuretic, and does not slow urine production.
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