- avoid activities requiring alertness, such as driving, while taking codeine
- change positions slowly and to lie down if feeling dizzy
- more productive cough and mucus is easier to expectorate
- decreased chest congestion
- increase fluid intake when taking guaifenesin to promote liquifying secretions
- not to crush tablets, but can open castles to sprinkle on foods
- report coughing lasting longer than 1 weeks to the provider
- acetylcysteine has an odor that smells like rotten eggs
- the medication is administered orally or IV for acetaminophen overdose
- improvement of allergic-reaction (absence of rhinitis, urticaria)
- relief of motion sickness (decreased nausea and vomiting)
- proper use of nasal sprays
- when nasal drops are administered, instruct client to be in the lateral, head-low position to increase the desired effect and to prevent swallowing the medication
- not to exceed recommended dose