A nurse administers a prescribed dose of IV morphine for pain. The next day the patient reports constipation. Which of the following best describes this adverse reaction?
A. tolerance
B. side effect
C. Allergic reaction
D. anaphylactic reaction
Ans: B. side effect
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A(n) ____________________ goal is not expected to be met before a patient is discharged from the hospital. It may be an ongoing process of improvement or a gradual change in circumstances
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The nurse is discussing advance directives with a client. Which statement by the client indicates good understanding of the purpose of an advance directive?
a. "An advance directive will keep my children from selling my home when I'm old." b. "An advance directive will be completed as soon as I'm incapacitated and can't think for myself." c. "An advance directive will specify what I want done when I can no longer make de-cisions about health care." d. "An advance directive will allow me to keep my money out of the reach of my family."
A client is scheduled for a diagnostic test to see if the client has myasthenia gravis. The nurse prepares what medication for this test?
a. edrophonium c. succinylcholine Cl b. orphenadrine d. methocarbamol
The nurse is caring for a client with a newly created ostomy. After changing the ostomy appliance, which items should the nurse include when documenting the procedure?
1. How the drainage was disposed 2. Quantity of drainage recorded on output record 3. Any client participation in the procedure 4. Assessment of stoma and skin around the stoma 5. The odor of the drainage