An older patient, experiencing severe pain from diabetic neuropathy, is having minimal pain relief from opioid analgesics
Which adjuvant medications should the nurse ask the healthcare provider to consider helping this patient's pain? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Calcitonin
2. Muscle relaxants
3. Topical analgesics
4. Tricyclic antidepressant
5. Antianxiety medications
3,4
Rationale: Calcitonin is helpful to assist with bone pain. It is not indicated to help with the pain of diabetic neuropathy.
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The nurse is preparing a discussion on reproductive cancer screening for elderly women. The nurse would advise the client to
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a. collect fluid accumulations from the pleura. b. evaluate secretions of the gallbladder. c. extract fluid sequestered in the pancreas. d. remove excess fluid from the peritoneum.