A nurse is caring for a 49-year-old woman in the intensive care unit. The patient was in a motor vehicle accident and is in severe pain. She is being given morphine. After 2 days in the unit, the nurse suspects that the patient is developing a cold
The nurse will monitor for which of the following?
A) Renal impairment
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Hypersensitivity to the drug
D) Pneumonia
D
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The nurse is working in a pediatric surgical unit. In discussing patient-controlled analgesia in a pre-op parental meeting, the nurse would explain that patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is most appropriate for the:
1. Developmentally delayed 16-year-old, postop bone surgery. 2. 5-year-old, postop tonsillectomy. 3. 10-year-old who has a fractured femur and concussion from a bike accident. 4. 12-year-old postop spinal fusion for scoliosis.
AFRAIDS is a condition that most likely would be seen in:
a. The homosexual population b. Sexually promiscuous heterosexuals c. Individuals in a heterosexual monogamous relationship d. Persons who have a chemical dependency on illegal intravenous drugs
A patient is prescribed cycloserine (Seromycin pulvules) for resistant tuberculosis. What laboratory test results would the nurse monitor this patient?
a. Urine sample 12 hours after administration b. Serum drug level 2 hours after administration c. Drug level through a 24-hour urine sample d. Serum level immediately before the next dose is due
A 16-year-old client assaults another client in a psychiatric unit and is unable to be managed through less restrictive means. The client is placed in restraints at 1345 hours. When should a nurse remind the physician to see this client?
A) 1445 h B) 1545 h C) 1745 h D) 1945 h