An analgesic is ordered for a post-surgical patient to be given every three to four hours. The nurse knows that a delay in giving the medication will cause a(n):
1. Decrease in the chance of withdrawal symptoms.
2. Decrease in the chance of addiction.
3. Increase in the chance of breakthrough pain.
4. Increase in the child's pain tolerance.
3
Rationale 1: A delay in giving pain medication will not decrease the chance of withdrawal symptoms if the medication is stopped without weaning.
Rationale 2: Delaying the pain medication will not decrease the chance of addiction.
Rationale 3: Analgesics may be given on a scheduled basis. Delays in giving analgesics increase the chance of breakthrough pain and the subsequent anticipation of pain.
Rationale 4: Delaying the pain medication will not increase the child's pain tolerance.
Global Rationale:
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client with emphysema. When the nurse enters the client's room, the spouse asks for the oxygen to be increased, because the client is having trouble breathing. The nurse's best intervention is to:
1. Call the physician for an order to increase the oxygen delivered. 2. Increase the oxygen and monitor oxygen saturation. 3. Explain that increased oxygen will decrease respirations and make him more SOB. 4. Tell the spouse that increasing oxygen is not possible.
Effective communication is fostered through which of the following ingredients (select all that apply)?
a. Trust b. Humility c. Respect d. Empathy e. Sympathy
Which of the following functionalities can be found with the personal health record (PHR)? Select all that apply
1. Entering medical history 2. Entering allergies 3. Entering present medication alerts 4. Entering past social history 5. Entering family history
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the nurse include in the history of pharmacology?
1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects. 2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century. 3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s. 4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin. 5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.