While reviewing discharge instructions, a patient asks the nurse why the oral dose of the opioid is so much higher than the IV dose was. Select the nurse's best response
a. "When patients go home, they need higher doses of medication."
b. "The oral form of the drug passes through the liver, and a lot is metabolized before it can achieve the effect."
c. "When the physician converted the dosages, there was an error in calculation."
d. "The doses should be the same. The physician must think that your pain is not well controlled."
b
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1) Legally binding. 2) Not legally binding. 3) Legally binding in some circumstances. 4) Not admissible in court.
The nurse, completing a comprehensive health assessment on a patient newly admitted to an acute care facility, will use this assessment to:
A) Evaluate a problem. B) Provide health promotion education. C) Gather information about a patient problem D) Systematically prioritize needs beginning with the airway.
A researcher has just completed a study demonstrating the effectiveness of three daily servings of freshly pressed tomato juice for prevention of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
The results were statistically significant at the p <.01 level. During interpretation, which of the following will the researcher employ? (Select all that apply.) a. Examination of the results, in comparison with similar literature about fresh tomatoes and cancer, to decide whether the sum of all knowledge constitutes sufficient evidence for widespread generalization b. Exploration of the clinical significance of the findings, as opposed to the statistical significance c. Initiation of discussions with manufacturers of juice machines, so as to take advantage of the anticipated increase in sales d. Formation of some sort of conclusions, relative to the study findings and related literature e. Promulgation of the results to the popular media, so that as many people as possible in the world can advantage themselves of the intervention f. Recommendations for further studies on fresh tomato juice and its apparent effects on health g. Consideration of implications related to nursing's body of knowledge
Which of the following constitutes a problem that affects data collected by the nurse interviewing an elderly, chronically ill patient? Many elderly who are covered only by Medicare Parts A and B find it difficult to pay the cost of
a. hospital care for an acute short-term illness. b. prescription drugs while living at home. c. post-hospitalization rehabilitation services in a skilled nursing facility. d. doctor's office visits, Pap smears, and mammography.