What would be an appropriate nursing intervention for a patient on a urinary tract antispasmodic?
A) Monitor for patient use of hot showers.
B) Advise patient about change in color of sclera.
C) Offer sugarless hard candy.
D) Teach proper personal hygiene.
C
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Offer frequent sips of water or use of sugarless hard candy to alleviate dry mouth because antispasmodics have anticholinergic effects that cause dry mouth. The use of hot water for showers will not cause the patient any danger. Urinary antispasmodics do not cause changes in the sclera. This patient has an issue with bladder spasms and not a urinary tract infection.
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