A recently admitted client who is in sickle cell crisis requests "something for pain." What does the nurse administer?
A. Intramuscular (IM) morphine sulfate
B. Intravenous (IV) hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
C. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin)
D. Oral morphine sulfate (MS-Contin)
Ans: B. Intravenous (IV) hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
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a. better ability to focus on near objects b. decreased lens accommodation c. decreased peripheral vision d. presbyopia
What is the most common definition of health among those living in rural areas?
a. Balance or homeostasis b. Capable of fulfilling work requirements c. Feeling of well-being, not merely the absence of disease d. Purposive adaptive response to stimuli
The LPN is explaining the patient’s medication to her during a teaching session. The LPN emphasizes what the body does to the drug once the patient takes it. This is known as which of the following?
A. pharmacotherapeutics B. pharmacodynamics C. pharmacokinetics D. pharmacology
Patients who lie in bed or sit in a chair for long periods without moving are at risk for ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).