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Title: A client is admitted to a local health care facility for chronic insomnia. The primary health care ...
Post by: jgerke on Jan 24, 2018
A client is admitted to a local health care facility for chronic insomnia. The primary health care provider prescribes eszopiclone. Which of the following would the nurse encourage the client to avoid when teaching the client about this drug?
 
  A) Strenuous work
  B) Alcohol consumption
  C) Tobacco use
  D) Direct sunlight


Title: A client is admitted to a local health care facility for chronic insomnia. The primary health care ...
Post by: linoli on Jan 24, 2018
Ans: B
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The nurse should instruct the client to avoid alcohol during the period of eszopiclone therapy as alcohol interacts with eszopiclone to cause CNS depression. Strenuous work, use of tobacco, and exposure to sunlight are not of concern.