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• Steroids such as prednisone: Monitor glucose levels and signs of infection.
• Other: mood changes, weight gain, osteoporosis, and cataracts.  
• Think Cushing’s!

Benzodiazepine used for alcohol withdrawals.

• Teach about postural hypotension to all clients on antihypertensives and diuretics
• Get out of bed slowly. 
• Change position slowly.
• Antihypertensives such as amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) can cause dizziness.

Medications such as  antibiotics can cause nausea. Take with food such as crackers.

• It’s an upper
• Tachycardia
• Hyperthermia
• Hypertension
• Anxiety
• Restlessness
• Irritation
• Panic
• Fearfulness
• Euphoria
• Feeling superior to others

Major side effects that show up on the NCLEX: urinary retention, constipation, and respiratory depression.