A client with a coronary artery blockage is experiencing pain. Which should the nurse recognize is the physiological basis for the pain?
A. Trauma to the tissues.
B. Muscle spasm.
C. Tissue ischemia.
D. Blockage of a duct.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
The emergency room experienced a client who exhibited violent behavior when pain medication was denied. Once the situation was resolved, which action by the ER manager would be appropriate after this incident?
1. Arrange an agreement with law enforcement regarding these types of clients. 2. Discuss the situation with law enforcement. 3. Develop a team of staff who would be on call for these types of situations. 4. Organize a training program to educate staff on how to manage these types of situations.
Marsha and Clement are both carriers of sickle cell anemia, a disease that is autosomal recessive. Their first child, Amelia, does not have the disease
Marsha and Clement are planning another pregnancy, but they are concerned about their second child having the condition. Clement's father died from complications of sickle cell disease shortly before Amelia was born. Draw a Punnett square to determine the likelihood of Marsha and Clement having a baby with sickle cell anemia. What is the chance the baby will be a carrier of the disease, just like the parents? Marsha suggested to the nurse at the local family planning clinic that if the baby were a boy, he might have a higher risk of developing the disease, just like his grandfather. If you were this nurse, how would you respond? When Amelia, who does not have sickle cell anemia, grows up and marries someone who does have the disease, how likely will her children have the disease?
Which level of data is considered to be the "gold standard" in qualitative data?
a. A priori framework b. Descriptive c. Developing a synthesis d. Explanation of a complex human phenomenon
A client who had abdominal surgery is receiving patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) intravenously to manage pain. The pump is programmed to deliver a basal dose and bolus doses that can be accessed by the client with a lock-out time frame of 10 minutes. The nurse assesses use of the pump during the last hour and identifies that the client attempted to self-administer the analgesic 10 times. Further assessment reveals that the client is still experiencing pain. What should the nurse do FIRST?
a) monitor the client's pain level for another hour b) determine the integrity of the intravenous delivery system c) reprogram the pump to deliver a bolus dose every 8 minutes d) arrange for the client to be evaluated by the health care provider