A client with diabetes insipidus has been administered desmopressin and is now reporting drowsiness, light-headedness, and headache. what intervention will best address this client's symptoms?

a. temporary bed rest

b. stat administration of epinephrine

c. administration of a loop diuretic

d. reduction in the client's dose of desmopressin

The answer is D. Reduction in the client's dose of desmopressin. Since this drug is the primary treatment prescribed to patients with diabetes insipidus, the nurse should advise the patient that it is normal to see a decrease in their urine output, however, if the patient already reports lightheadedness and headache, the nurse should ask the physician to reduce the dosage of the drug to avoid retaining water that causes these adverse effects.