Select the best time for the nurse to administer a PRN dose of morphine sulfate, 5 mg IV, to a client who is experiencing leg pain after an open reduction for a fractured femur
a. When the pain is in the moderate to severe range
b. When the pain first starts, before it be-comes severe
c. No more than every 6 hours to prevent morphine addiction
d. Regularly every 4 hours
B
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A) It is an autosomal dominant disorder. B) It is passed by mitochondrial inheritance. C) It is an X-linked inherited disorder. D) It is an autosomal recessive disorder.
The nurse is caring for a client at the end of life. The client is ordered a regular dosage of narcotics and short-acting narcotics for breakthrough pain. When administering the narcotics, the nurse is correct to realize which of the following?
A) Death is imminent. B) Side effects must be treated. C) Dosages are restricted. D) Patient may become sedated.
A 20-year-old male patient has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance with a gunshot wound that has resulted in urethral trauma. In light of this patient's injuries, the ED nurse should anticipate what intervention?
A) Insertion of a urinary catheter B) Cystoscopy C) Insertion of a suprapubic catheter D) Lithotripsy
What should the nurse encourage the mother to avoid when teaching how to have the infant latch onto the breast?
A) Wide open mouth B) Tongue down C) Bottom lip out D) Nipple tip only