A patient has been on a propoxyphene product for 6 months and asks if this medication is addictive. Your best response would be:
1. "Dependence may develop."
2. "This is not an addictive narcotic."
3. "All medications are addictive."
4. "Taking food with this medication will help."
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Dependence may develop when propoxyphene products are taken in high doses over long pe-riods of time.
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1. Recovery is culturally based and influenced. 2. Recovery is based on respect. 3. Recovery involves individual, family, and community strengths and responsibility. 4. Recovery is person-driven.
Which statement made by a staff nurse identifying guidelines for palliative care would need corrected?
a. Basic nursing care is a critical element in palliative care management. b. Common conditions that require palliative management are nausea, agitation, and sleep disturbance. c. Palliative care practices are reserved for the dying client. d. Palliative care practices relieve symptoms that negatively affect the quality of life of a patient.
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a. Difference scores b. Range c. Median d. Mode
A child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. The parents are unsure how their child contracted the disease. Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "Both the mother and the father have the sickle cell trait." 2. "The mother has the trait, but the father doesn't." 3. "The father has the trait, but the mother doesn't." 4. "The mother has sickle cell disease, but the father doesn't have the disease or the trait."