The physician orders hydromorphone (Dilaudid). You know that this drug is the drug of choice because of which of the following reasons?
1. It minimizes some of the common side effects.
2. It will not make the patient sleepy.
3. It is not strong as morphine and is less addicting.
4. It can be given transdermally.
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Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) is a potent synthetic compound that maximizes analgesic effects while minimizing some of the common side effects seen with morphine.
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A) Duvall's developmental theory B) Friedman's structural functional theory C) Von Bertalanffy's (1968) general system theory applied to families D) Resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation
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a. Lead toxicity b. Iron overload c. Excess vitamin D d. Calcium deficiency
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a. alive, but less infectious. b. mutated, but highly infectious. c. normal, but not infectious. d. inactive, but infectious.
MC When the client leaves the agency AMA, he/she
A. is accompanied by agency security. B. is accompanied by nursing staff. C. is accompanied by an agency volunteer. D. leaves alone or with friends/family.