The nurse is preparing pain medications. To which patient does the nurse anticipate administering an opioid fentanyl patch?
a. A 15-year-old adolescent with a fractured femur
b. A 30-year-old adult with cellulitis
c. A 50-year-old patient with prostate cancer
d. An 80-year-old patient with a broken hip
ANS: C
Transdermal fentanyl (patch), which is 100 times more potent than morphine, is available for opioid-tolerant patients with cancer or chronic pain (prostate cancer). It delivers predetermined doses that provide analgesia for up to 72 hours. The other patients are expected to experience acute pain (fractured femur, cellulitis, and broken hip). Therefore, they will most likely benefit from oral or IV opioids for short-term pain relief.
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