Most health care workers consider pain to be the fifth ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
vital sign
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The nurse notices that the patient seems calm and peaceful in spite of an assessment that the patient's injuries might be causing severe pain
The patient tells the nurse that the use of yoga, meditation, and ____ lessens the perceptions of pain to tolerable levels. 1. eating lots of ice cream. 2. music by a favorite instrument. 3. reading exciting science fiction. 4. self-administration of drugs.
When the nurse is caring for a family or a community, it is important that the nurse provide care that is
a. Similar to that described in the textbook or procedure manual b. Consistent with agency policies c. Inexpensive d. Culturally congruent
The patient in labor receives morphine every 2 hours to manage labor pain. After 22 hours of labor the woman delivers a baby boy. What is the nurse's priority action related to the newborn?
A) Monitor for opioid effects. B) Administer naloxone. C) Monitor for withdrawal syndrome. D) Assess for congenital anomaly.