Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 94%
Simulated
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is taking benztropine to treat Parkinson's disease. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: Difficulty voiding. Benztropine is an anticholinergic medication commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease. Anticholinergic drugs can cause urinary retention by relaxing the bladder muscle, leading to difficulty voiding. The other options are incorrect because diarrhea (B) is not a common adverse effect of benztropine. Slow pulse (C) is not typically associated with this medication; in fact, anticholinergics can cause tachycardia. Excessive salivation (D) is a symptom of decreased salivary production, not an adverse effect of benztropine.