A 35-year-old woman is recovering from sinus surgery. The patient reports that she is in "a lot" of pain. The physician has ordered morphine every 3 hours. What intervention would be most appropriate?
A) Give morphine every 3 hours
B) Reassess the patient before giving morphine as ordered
C) Use nonpharmacologic pain relief prior to giving morphine
D) Wait until the patient asks for pain medication before administering morphine
A
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A client who presents in the psychiatric unit tells the admitting nurse that he or she is very depressed and is having a hard time staying clean and sober. Which of the following describes the psychobiology of his or her illness?
1. Depression or other mental illness should be treated with compatible medications. 2. Depression or other mental illnesses are symptoms of the substance abuse. 3. There is heritability and predisposition to alcohol dependence as well as complex environmental influences. 4. Depression or other mental illnesses is an expected outcome of substance abuse recovery.
A client is on hospice with a diagnosis of end-stage heart failure. The family wants to know what the goals of treatment will be. The hospice nurse relates to them that the primary goal of treatment is tp:
1. Provide comfort and reduce any distressing respiratory symptoms. 2. Provide significant pain medications. 3. Keep the client out of the hospital. 4. Provide information to the family.
Dumping syndrome following gastric surgery occurs as a result of:
a. incompetency of the intact pyloric sphincter. b. rapid heart rate, weakness, dizziness, sweating, and diarrhea. c. too-rapid delivery of hypertonic gastric contents into duodenum. d. hyperosmolar contents being retained in stomach longer than usual after eating.
Which isolation procedure places the patient in a separate room with the door closed, and staff members are required to wear a protective mask only without gloves?
A. reverse B. respiratory C. strict D. contact