A problem with using methadone for relief of cancer pain is that:
1. it is a stronger agent and patients are more likely to become addicted.
2. the long half-life allows dangerous levels to accumulate.
3. methadone is more costly and requires a controlled-substance prescription.
4. methadone is associated with more side effects.
Correct Answer: 2
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1. Call for a rapid response team. 2. Auscultate the patient's lungs. 3. Place the patient on a 50% humidified mask. 4. Administer endotracheal intubation.
___ provide "on-site" feedback to staff regarding the progress in achieving the practice change
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
The nurse is providing instructions to the parent of a school-age child who received conscious sedation for a bronchoscopy. What should the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A) Provide an antiemetic if vomiting occurs. B) Provide the child with something to eat if hungry. C) Encourage the child to engage in physical activity such as riding a bicycle. D) Expect to stay with the child for at least 4 hours to ensure dizziness does not occur. E) Determine that the child is able to swallow without choking before providing solid food.
In June 2007, West Nile Virus sickened 67 persons in New York and northern New Jersey, causing the death of 7 persons. This outbreak report summary is an example of
1. Analytic epidemiology. 2. Descriptive epidemiology. 3. Environmental epidemiology. 4. Experimental epidemiology. 5. International exposure epidemiology.