The nurse is preparing a client for a Tensilon (edrophonium chloride) test. What action by the nurse is most important?
a. Administering anxiolytics
b. Having a ventilator nearby
c. Obtaining atropine sulfate
d. Sedating the client
ANS: C
Atropine is the antidote to edrophonium chloride and should be readily available when a client is having a Tensilon test. The nurse would not want to give medications that might cause increased weakness or sedation. A ventilator is not necessary to have nearby, although emergency equipment should be available.
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