The nurse anticipates administering an opioid fentanyl patch to which patient?
a. A 15-year-old adolescent with a broken 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
C
A fentanyl patch is an extended-relief opioid that provides pain relief for 24 hours a day. This is ideal for patients who have chronic severe pain, such as those who have cancer. The other patients are expected to experience acute pain. Therefore, they will most likely benefit from oral or IV opioids for short-term pain relief.
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a. oxygen saturation at the capillary level. b. an imbalance between oxygen supply and metabolic tissue demand. c. the diffusion of gases at the alveolar capillary membrane. d. the predicted cardiac output for acute pulmonary edema.
Community health means meeting the:
a. collective needs of a group by identifying problems and managing interactions. b. needs of an individual within the commu-nity by identifying problems and manag-ing interactions. c. needs of the health care system within a population or area. d. needs of a population by identifying problems and managing interactions.
The nurse is employed by a long-term residential treatment center with a variety of clients with chronic mental disorders. The nurse's primary role in working with these clients is to serve as a/an:
A) Therapist. B) Medication administrator. C) Mediator. D) Educator.
A patient who has history of severe arteriosclerosis has sustained a laceration on the forearm that will be repaired in the emergency department. The nurse would plan to obtain a local anesthetic with which properties? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. With no epinephrine 2. With sodium bicarbonate 3. Without lidocaine 4. With a volatile liquid 5. With proparacaine (Alcaine)