A patient reports a pain level of 7 out of 10 and receives 10 mg of morphine IV. The nurse knows that IV morphine has an onset of 1 to 2 minutes, a peak of 20 minutes, and a duration of 4 to 5 hours
The patient asks when he will start to feel some pain relief. The nurse should respond that relief should begin in _____________.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
1 to 2 minutes
The period of time it takes after a medication is administered for it to produce a therapeutic effect is known as the onset of medication action.
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A nurse on an orthopedic trauma unit is providing care for a client who has had Buck's traction applied after suffering multiple trauma in a motorcycle accident. The essential characteristic of all types of traction is the application of:
A) Pulling force to aid healing or relieve symptoms B) Twisting force to prevent complications of immobility C) Therapeutic pressure on an injured body part D) Pushing injured bones together to promote reunion
The following list contains some identified strategies to maintain physical health. Which item below does not belong in this list?
a. good nutrition c. stress prevention exercises b. physical exercise d. sleep
A wound care nurse would like to know which of two available treatments would provide her home care clients with the highest health benefit per dollar spent. To obtain this information, she should find documents containing a ____
a. Cost-benefit ratio b. Cost-effectiveness analysis c. Patient profile review d. Wound intervention index
A member of the hospital maintenance staff is mopping when patients begin to complain about watery eyes and irritated throats. Once the worker's mop bucket is identified as the source of the irritation, a nurse should
1. Evacuate the affected area immediately. 2. Notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 3. Treat the patients with medication for chemical exposure. 4. Identify the chemicals and consult the material safety data sheets (MSDSs).