The nurse must educate the patient and caregiver that large doses of narcotics are required to control pain. It is good to educate the patient and caregiver that the dose that works is the dose:
a. the physician ordered.
b. that provides pain relief.
c. that is not addictive.
d. agreed upon by the patient.
B
The patient and caregiver should understand that pain can be controlled and that using large doses of opioids is common and necessary to achieve that control. It is good to educate the patient and caregiver that the dose that works is the dose that works.
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a. Within 12 hours after birth b. Within 2 weeks after birth c. Within 1 month after birth d. Within 2 months after birth
The nurse notices that an elderly client is up frequently during the night and not sleeping. Which of the following statements about the amount of sleep needed is correct?
a. The need for sleep increases with age. b. The need for sleep decreases with age. c. The need for sleep is not well correlated with age. d. Infants and the elderly need more sleep than young and middle adults.
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1. Provide instructions that help the family understand the demands of an illness. 2. Develop a friendship with the family to provide continuity of care. 3. Resolve conflict by accentuating the individual family differences. 4. Make moral judgments of the family's actions.
Which of the following classes of drugs is a new approach to cancer chemotherapy?
A. Monoclonal antibodies B. Polyclonal antibodies C. Alkylating drugs D. Antimetabolite