Question

A patient who reports nasal congestion is prescribed naphazoline, 2 drops in each nostril, every 6 hours, for 5 days. The patient reports increased nasal congestion after 10 days. On assessment the nurse learns that the patient had increased the drug frequency to every 3 hours for 10 days. Which statement describes what the nurse would interpret from this information?

Answer 1

Answer:

The patient has developed the condition called as rebound congestion

Explanation:

in rebound Condition, the situation of previous congestion becomes more severe and worse due to treatment of nasal congestion using medication .

rebound condition is caused due to overdose of the the medication used for treatment.  Patient without knowing the consequences and trying to recover the condition quickly, increase the dose and  frequency of nasal medication in the start of the nasal congestion which can result in severe condition and blockage of nasal breathing and can only be cured by surgery.