Rhonda has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years. She has had a lot of experience caring for postsurgical patients
When Theresa, a student nurse, asked Rhonda why many of the seasoned nurses working on the surgical unit don't give their patients the full amount of pain medication ordered by the surgeon, Rhonda replied that the literature shows that many nurses don't give the full amount of pain medication because they: A. do not believe that the patient is experiencing that much pain.
B. do not want to contribute to pain medication addiction.
C. believe that limiting the amount of pain medication lowers costs.
D. are concerned about drug interactions with pain medication and other postsurgical medications.
B
Many nurses avoid acknowledging a patient's pain because of their own fear of contributing to addiction. These fears and beliefs lead to mistrust between the nurse and patient, increased pa-tient recovery time, increased complications and mortality, increased psychological problems, and increased cost.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client who has had recurrent attacks associated with Méniere's disease, and concludes the client must be prepared for:
1. Ruptured eardrum. 2. Malignant tumor in the ear. 3. Unilateral or bilateral deafness. 4. A lifetime of unrelenting vertigo.
The term used to describe a disease where there has been a partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease is:
a. acute. b. functional. c. chronic. d. remission.
Which of the following information should the nurse give the client with hyperthyroidism who is prescribed radioactive iodine (RAI) to destroy thyroid tissue?
A) RAI has no adverse effects. B) The effect is not apparent until the thyroid gland has secreted the excess thyroid hormone. C) RAI does not seriously affect other tissues. D) The process may take several weeks or more.
The pathophysiology instructor is teaching the pre-nursing students about chronic pancreatitis. What complication of chronic pancreatitis would the instructor stress must be assessed for?
A) Rapid weight gain B) Constipation C) Fluid volume excess D) Elevated blood sugar levels