The client who had surgery for a hip fracture 3 hours ago is complaining of severe pain 45 minutes after the nurse administered morphine IVP. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a)Administer another dose of morphine
b)Turn on the television to distract the client
c)Asses the client's affected leg for alignment
d) Notify the health care provider of the problem
Answer: d) Notify the health care provider of the problem
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The nursing home staff needs assistance to feed properly the residents who need assistance with feeding. Which of the following should the nurse implement to ensure that the residents are properly fed?
a. Instruct the feeding assistants to feed four people at a time. b. Draw on the availability of family mem-bers who are able to follow instructions. c. Ask some residents to self-feed for part of the mealtime. d. Assign a small group of nursing assistants to do the feeding.
A nurse would administer phentolamine to a client diagnosed with which condition? Select all that apply
A) Pheochromocytoma-induced hypertension B) Benign hypertension C) Preoperative hypertension D) Increased intraocular pressure E) Treatment of dopamine extravasation tissue damage
The nurse is working at a senior center when a client tells the nurse of an educational program that said that the older adult continues to have developmental tasks to complete
The nurse explains which of the following about Gould's tasks at the stage of development to the senior client? 1. Personalities are seen as set 2. Adjustment to decreasing physical capacities 3. Self-reflection 4. Period of transformation
The nurse is teaching a patient in whom a wound infection developed after surgery about antibiotic therapy. Which statement made by the patient indicates a correct understanding of the therapy?
a. "If my temperature is normal for 3 days in a row, the infection is gone and I can stop taking the drug." b. "If my temperature goes above 100? for 2 days, I should double the dose of the drug." c. "Even if I feel completely well, I should take the drug exactly as prescribed until it is gone." d. "I should notify my prescriber to change the medication if I develop diarrhea while taking this drug."