A nurse administers an antimuscarinic to a patient. Which findings indicate the patient is having therapeutic effects from this medication? (Select all that apply.)

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When newly started on an antimuscarinic, you should monitor the patient for effectiveness, watching for a decrease in symptoms such as urgency, frequency, and urgency urinary incontinence episodes. Patients with painful urination are sometimes prescribed urinary analgesics that act on the urethral and bladder mucosa (e.g., phenazopyridine). Antibiotics are used to treat bladder infections. Agents that shrink the prostate include finasteride and dutasteride.

A Nurse Administers an Antimuscarinic to a Patient