When is the nurse correct in decreasing the dose of pain medication in a client with end-stage cancer?
a. The spouse is worried that the client may become addicted.
b. The client wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend.
c. The client has lost considerable weight and does not want to eat.
d. The client is becoming combative at night.
B
The client has the right to choose whether to take the pain medication. The analgesic regimen should not interfere with the client's sleep, rest, appetite, level of physical mobility, or driving ability. Close relationships are important in providing ongoing support for effective pain man-agement intervention.
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The nurse is able to indent the skin on the dorsal surface of the foot 4 mm while palpating pedal pulses. The nurse documents this assessment as
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When instructing an adolescent on the reproductive system, the nurse explains that which hormones interact to promote maturation of ovarian follicles and produce estrogen?
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