The nurse is providing a terminally ill client with morphine for pain control. In addition to this medication, which of the following can be provided to enhance analgesic effect? (Select all that apply.)
1. Antihypertensive
2. Antidepressant
3. Antibiotic
4. Antiemetic
5. Anticonvulsant
6. Corticosteroid
2, 5, 6
Adjuvant medications can enhance analgesic effect and include antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and corticosteroids. Antihypertensives, antibiotics, and antiemetics are not considered adjuvant medications for pain control.
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a. Ferrous sulfate b. 6-Mercaptopurine c. Vitamin B12 d. DexFerrum (iron)
Conceptual definitions are used in qualitative studies, whereas operational definitions are used in quantitative ones
A) True B) False
The health care provider has prescribed ondansetron (Zofran) 0.1 mg/kg as needed for nausea for a child admitted for vomiting. The child weighs 55 lb. Calculate the correct dose of Zofran in milligrams. Record your answer using one decimal place
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A study was designed to examine student attitudes towards research utilisation in nursing practice (Marshall et al 2007). The Nursing Students' Attitudes and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale was used to collect data from students enrolled at several Australian schools of nursing
1. Examine the 95% confidence intervals for the mean scores for each university. Based on these, are there any statistically significant differences in mean scores between the universities? 2. The effect sizes (Cohen's d) between the university means were as follows: A and B = 0.02; A and C = 0.17; B and C = 0.14. Using Cohen's conventions, are these small, medium or large effect sizes? 3. Based on your knowledge of statistical power, how confident are you in the interpretation of the following results? What is required to improve the power of this study? (F(df=232) = 0.601; p = 0.549). Post hoc analysis found no difference between all pair combinations of universities p > 0.05. Descriptives N Mean Std. deviation Std. error 95% Confidence interval for mean Minimum Maximum Lower bound Upper bound University A 87 130.63 13.52 1.45 127.75 133.51 98.00 164.00 University B 80 130.36 13.95 1.56 127.25 133.46 83.00 157.00 University C 66 128.28 14.69 1.81 124.67 131.89 94.00 158.00 Total 233 129.87 13.98 0.92 128.07 131.68 83.00 164.00 (Adapted from: Marshall AP, Fisher MJ, Brammer J, Eustace P, Grech C, Jones B, Kelly M: Assessing psychometric properties of scales: a case study, J Adv Nurs 59(4):398–406, 2007.) What will be an ideal response?