Nurses use a variety of approaches to manage a client's pain. Pharmacologic measures include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Opioids
2. Antihelmintics
3. Triptans
4. Antidepressants
5. TENS
1,3,4
Rationale: Opioids
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A) Monitoring the patient's physiologic status B) Providing emotional support to family C) Maintaining the patient's cognitive status D) Maintaining a clean environment
You are a nurse caring for a patient who is having a GI bleed. You say to his wife: "It is so fortunate that you brought him to the emergency room. You were right in thinking that he needed immediate medical attention."
This is a therapeutic statement for which of the following reasons? 1. It is an open-ended question that encourages conversation. 2. It is circular questioning that focuses on relationships. 3. It commends the family member and empowers them in the situation. 4. It makes the family member feel that she has been heard.
Which medications are associated with an intermediate increase in a person’s risk for developing aplastic anemia?
a. Penicillin b. Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) c. Phenytoin (Dilantin) d. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
A patient has returned to the unit after surgery for arterial revascularization with graft placement. The nurse monitors for graft occlusion, which is most likely to occur within which time frame?
a. First 2 hours b. First 24 hours c. Next 2 days d. First week