The nurse is planning to provide a TENS unit to help with a client's pain control. For which client would the use of a TENS be inappropriate? A client who:
a. had surgery today and has incisional pain.
b. had a leg amputation and has phantom pain.
c. has a demand cardiac pacemaker and has chest pain.
d. has nerve pain from herpes zoster.
ANS: C
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a. prejudice. b. separatism. c. ethnocentrism. d. bias.
The nurse is caring for a client at the end of life. The client is ordered a regular dosage of narcotics and short-acting narcotics for breakthrough pain. When administering the narcotics, the nurse is correct to realize which of the following?
A) Death is imminent. B) Side effects must be treated. C) Dosages are restricted. D) Patient may become sedated.
The nurse is seeing a 20-year-old client with a urinary tract infection (UTI) at the women's health clinic. The client says to the nurse, "It seems to me more women get urinary infections than men. Why is this?" What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Because women are usually more sexually active than men, they are at higher risk for infections." b. "Men have a prostate gland that protects them against urinary tract infections." c. "The female urethra is longer than a male making women more prone to infections." d. "Hormone changes during pregnancy and pressure of the uterus on the bladder can make women more prone to UTIs."
The nurse is providing care for a patient being discharged on opioid therapy. What should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. "You may feel sleepy when you take this medication." b. "If you experience nausea, stop taking the medication." c. "Avoid driving or operating machinery for a few days." d. "It is important to drink 8 to 10 glasses of fluid each day." e. "Fiber or bulk laxatives may be needed to prevent constipation." f. "You should wait as long as possible to take your pain medication to prevent addiction."