Every patient has a different personality and different coping patterns
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A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a
A) C-I drug. B) C-II drug. C) C-III drug. D) C-IV drug.
In the following hypothesis, what is the independent variable?
Patients with recurrent bowel obstruction due to Crohn's disease who are assigned to be treated in an emergency room complain less frequently of pain and require less pain medication than those patients admitted, in the usual fashion, and treated on a medical floor. a. Bowel obstruction due to Crohn's disease b. Place treated c. Number of complaints of pain d. Number of doses of pain medication
A male patient with a urinary stoma says, "I looked at it while you were out of the room. It's not so bad." The nurse realizes that this patient is demonstrating which behavior?
1. coping 2. denial 3. grief 4. anger
An emergency department nurse receives a report that an incoming client has a Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8. The nurse prepares to implement which of the following?
1. Treat the client's pain 2. Assess airway, breathing, and circulation 3. Get a complete history from the client 4. Triage with the other emergency department clients