The critical care postoperative patient is experiencing surgical incisional pain. The route offering the quickest and most effective method of pain relief is
A) intravenous titration.
B) intramuscular.
C) subcutaneous.
D) oral, if patient is awake and has a gag reflex.
A
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A nurse considers beneficence as the guiding ethical principle for nursing practice. Working within that framework, which action by the nurse best demonstrates that concept?
A. Administering a pain medication before therapy so that the patient can participate B. Allowing the patient to make informed choices as to his or her plan of care C. Promising a pain medication in 1 hour and returning with it on time D. Turning patients to prevent pressure sores, despite causing temporary discomfort
The nurse is caring for a client in the hospital with chronic heart failure that has marked limitations in his physical activity
The client is comfortable when resting in the bed or chair, but when ambulating in the room or hall, he becomes short of breath and fatigued easily. What type of heart failure is this considered according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA)? A) Class I (Mild) B) Class II (Mild) C) Class III (Moderate) D) Class IV (Severe)
How long should patients generally continue antidepressant medications?
1. Until their symptoms have resolved 2. Until side effects develop 3. For 6-12 months after symptoms have resolved 4. For 1 month after symptoms have improved
When suffixes are written without the rest of the word, they are preceded with a hyphen
True False