Which actions should be considered by the nurse planning pain relief interventions for the patient with a history of substance abuse?
1. Planning for comorbid psychiatric disorder treatment
2. Administering long-acting analgesics
3. Using oral medications in place of intravenous ones when possible
4. Treating pain with NSAIDs instead of opioid drugs
5. Avoiding using drugs that are similar in action to the abused drug
1, 2, 3, 5
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An 11-year-old has Asperger's disorder. Which assessment finding supports this diagnosis?
a. Mutism b. Tics and twitching c. Severe developmental delays d. Restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior
A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines delineate that pediatric clients must give consent for participation in research trials
Based on the client's age, the nurse would seek assent from which child? Select all that apply. 1. A precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis research study participant 2. A 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly developed trial medication 3. A 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with precocious puberty 4. A 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research program for ADHD treatments Correct
If a thermometer measured a child's temperature as 98.1°F one minute and as 98.1°F the next minute, we could assume that the thermometer was a:
A) Valid instrument B) Reliable instrument C) Trustworthy instrument D) Dependable instrument
Which of the following neuroimaging diagnostic evaluations is highly predictive of dementia of Alzheimer's type?
A) Neurohistologic lesion in basal ganglia B) Small infarctions in the white matter of brain C) Bilateral temporal and parietal perfusion defects D) Infarction of small- and medium-sized cerebral vessels