A patient has been given MS Contin. You enter the room and the patient is unresponsive. His respirations are 8 per minute. What medication will be ordered for the patient?
A) Naloxone (Narcan)
B) Capsaicin (Zosrix)
C) Butorphanol (Stadol)
D) Nalbuphine (Nubain)
A
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The nurse who provides in-home education and care is most likely working in which setting?
1. Hospice 2. Assisted living center 3. Ambulatory care center 4. Home healthcare agency
When doing triage in a disaster situation, leaving a person whose injuries are beyond treatment with the available resources to attend to someone whose injuries, though serious, can be cared for with resources available is considered:
a. unprofessional behavior. c. inappropriate nursing care. b. abandonment of the person. d. ethically appropriate.
The nurse is leading a discussion among nursing students about differences in living conditions between men and women. Which statement, if made by the nursing student, would correctly depict the susceptibility of older women?
1. "Older women tend to have more educational preparation than older men." 2. "Women typically earn less than men and often work in jobs without pension benefits or only limited benefits." 3. "Intermittent employment is less common in women, increasing their Social Security and retirement benefits." 4. "Women generally have fewer family caregiving responsibilities than men."
The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who has received morphine sulfate for severe pain following an injury. The nurse performs a drug history and learns that the patient takes St. John's wort for symptoms of depression
The nurse will observe this patient closely for an increase in which opioid adverse effect? a. Constipation b. Pruritis c. Respiratory depression d. Sedation