What happens when clients return to opiate abuse while taking naltrexone?
A) They have an increased potential for overdosage and death.
B) They do not experience the previous level of opiate effects.
C) They experience physiologic consequences of withdrawal.
D) They experience depression and are prone to commit suicide.
B
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The patient returning from surgery complains of incisional pain that is now rated 7 in intensity on the 1 to 10 pain scale. As a nurse, you know that pain is an example of:
1. general adaptation syndrome. 2. local adaptation syndrome. 3. counter-current response. 4. neuroendocrine response.
An 80-year-old patient is concerned about contracting pneumoni
a. The nurse educates her that the key to prevention is: a. early recognition of the symptoms. b. being vaccinated per government guide-lines c. minimizing contact with the public during the winter months. d. supplementing one's daily diet with vari-ous vitamin C sources.
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted patient with a pressure ulcer on the hip. Which clinical indicator does the nurse use to assess a stage II pressure ulcer?
a. Deep, open crater b. Persistent redness c. Boggy consistency d. Superficial blistering