The prescriber asks a nurse to prepare the patient for an intraspinal injection of an opioid medication. The nurse understands that this route of administration is most beneficial for
a. a patient with intractable pain that cannot be controlled by less invasive routes.
b. patients at risk for thrombocytopenia who cannot tolerate intramuscular injections.
c. a patient experiencing pain caused by advancing gastric cancer.
d. a patient suffering from excruciating bone pain.
ANS: A
Intraspinal administration is reserved for patients with intractable pain that cannot be controlled by less invasive routes.
A patient at risk for thrombocytopenia can receive opiate therapy via the intravenous route.
Intraspinal administration of opiates is not indicated for patients with gastric cancer.
Intraspinal administration of opiates would be contraindicated in a patient with excruciating bone pain.
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