A nurse is assigned to care for a 40-year-old client with a hepatic injury that has occurred due to the administration of tolcapone. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform when caring for this client?
A) Monitor the client for signs of tactile hallucinations.
B) Monitor the client for signs of dystonic movements.
C) Perform regular blood tests of the client.
D) Perform serum transaminase level testing every day.
Ans: C
Feedback:
A serious and potentially fatal adverse reaction to tolcapone is hepatic injury. The nurse should, therefore, perform regular blood testing to monitor liver function of the client as prescribed. The testing of serum transaminase levels may be ordered at frequent intervals such as every 2 weeks for the first year and every 8 weeks thereafter. The nurse need not perform serum transaminase level testing every day. The nurse should monitor for signs of dystonic movements when caring for a client receiving carbidopa and levodopa, not tolcapone. The nurse should monitor for signs of tactile hallucinations when caring for an elderly client receiving tolcapone.
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