A patient injured his back after lifting a heavy loadincorrectly at work. The patient complained of muscle spasms in thelower back. The primary care provider prescribes a skeletal musclerelaxant. (Learning Objectives 1 and 5)

  1. What is the pathophysiology of muscle spasm and musclespasticity?
  2. What are the nursing implementation considerations with acentrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant?
  3. What are the nursing assessment considerations with adirect-acting skeletal muscle relaxant?
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