Which statement is true regarding the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting?
1. An antiemetic drug is indicated if the client has ingested a poisonous substance or taken an overdose of an oral medication.
2. Antihistamines and anticholinergic drugs may be used to treat nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness.
3. Medications for nausea and vomiting are available only by prescription.
4. Antiemetic drugs can be used throughout pregnancy.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: An emetogenic drug (a drug used to produce vomiting) would be indicated if the client has ingested a poisonous substance or taken an overdose of an oral medication.
Rationale 2: Antihistamines and anticholinergic drugs may be used to treat nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness.
Rationale 3: Medications used to treat nausea and vomiting are available both by prescription and over the counter.
Rationale 4: Pharmacotherapy with fluid and electrolyte solutions and antiemetics is initiated after other antinausea measures have proven ineffective.
Global Rationale: Antihistamines and anticholinergic drugs may be used to treat nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness. An emetogenic drug (a drug used to produce vomiting) would be indicated if the client has ingested a poisonous substance or taken an overdose of an oral medication. Medications used to treat nausea and vomiting are available both by prescription and over the counter. Pharmacotherapy with fluid and electrolyte solutions and antiemetics is initiated after other antinausea measures have proven ineffective.
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