Chemical dependency assessment is integral to the initial assessment of chronic pain. Which of the following raises a "red flag" about potential chemical dependency?
1. Use of more than one drug to treat the pain
2. Multiple times when prescriptions are lost with requests to refill
3. Preferences for treatments that include alternative medicines
4. Presence of a family member who has abused drugs
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A patient is being discharged home after liver transplantation. The patient still has a hepatic artery catheter in place. What is this hepatic artery catheter for?
A) To monitor portal hypertension B) To give immunosuppressive drugs during the first weeks after transplantation C) To monitor vascular changes in the hepatic system D) To deliver a continuous chemotherapeutic dose until completed
The nurse is reviewing the history and physical on a client and notes a history of syncope. The nurse would implement which of the following for this client?
1. Soft diet 2. Seizure precautions 3. Fall precautions 4. Intake and output
A patient tells the nurse that he had a tuberculin test several months ago, and the site of injection became very red and inflamed. How should the nurse interpret this information?
1. This Arthus reaction is common with tuberculin tests. 2. This type IV hypersensitivity response indicates the tuberculin test was positive. 3. Since this type II hypersensitivity response occurred, the patient should never have another tuberculin test. 4. The patient will require chest x-ray confirmation of this type I hypersensitivity response.
The nurse would caution a client with arthritis that this chronic inflammatory disease increases the risk for CHD through the
a. amount of aspirin taken as a remedy for arthritis. b. decreased physical activity relative to arthritic discomfort. c. increased level of C-reactive protein. d. increased release of histamines.