Opioid analgesic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Med-Surg proctored Exam Latest 2023/2024 A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has HIV and is being discharged to home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 1) Take temperature once a day. 2) Wash the armpits and genitals with a gentle cleanser daily. 3) Change the litter boxes while wearing gloves. 4) Wash dishes in warm water. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a tracheostomy, and has copious and tenac...

1) A client is being treated for hyperthyridism with propylthiouracil (PTU). The LPN/LVN knows that the action of this drug is to: A. decrease the amount of thyroid stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. B. increase the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. C. increase the amount of T4 and decrease the amount of T3 producedby the thyroid. D. inhibit synthesis of T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland. D. PTU is an adjunct therapy used to control hyperthyroidism by in...

Exam 1: NUR242/ NUR 242 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: A pt asks you why what he eats has anything to do with wound healing. What is your response? Answer: Successful healing of pressure injuries depends on adequate intake of calories protein, vitamins, minerals and water. Q: After receiving shift report, the night nurse looks at the lab values for a patient with cellulitis. What abnormal lab val...

. A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about substance use disorders during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Ans - Encourage client who are prescribed methadone to breastfeed. -The nurse should encourage clients who are prescribed methadone during pregnancy to breastfeed their newborns to help with withdrawal symptoms. A nurse is caring for a client who received terbutaline subcutaneously. Wh...

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension - b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening meningitis. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an EEG the next day. Whic...

TEST BANK INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12TH EDITION By Susan M Ford 1. A 6-year-old client is presenting with signs and symptoms of fever, cough, stuffy nose, general malaise, and muscle aches. The nurse prepares to administer which medication to this client? A) Aspirin B) Magnesium salicylate C) Acetaminophen D) Diflunisal Answer: C Rationale: The known actions of acetaminophen include treating mild to moderate pain and reducing fever. Children and teenagers with influenza or c...

Lehne's Ch 28: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics A patient asks the nurse what can be given to alleviate severe, chronic pain of several months' duration. The patient has been taking oxycodone [OxyContin] and states that it is no longer effective. The nurse will suggest discussing which medication with the provider? a. Fentanyl [Duragesic] transdermal patch b. Hydrocodone [Vicodin] PO c. Meperidine [Demerol] PO d. Pentazocine [Talwin] PO - co...

Pharmacology III: Pain (Non Opioid and Opioid Analgesics) CHAPTER 26What is pain also known as? - correct answer The 5th vital sign What is the gate control theory of pain? - correct answer non-painful input closes the "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system. Therefore, stimulation by non-noxious input is able to suppress pain. Types of pain: - correct answer Acute Chronic Cancer Somatic Superficial Vascular Vi...

a 53 yr old client has just returned to the unit from the OR for the placement of a pin to stabalize her fractured hip. for the first 48 hrs postoperatively, meperidine (demerol) is ordered for pain control. during the time the client is taking meperidine, frequent monitoring of what is required? A) urine output B) temperature C) pulse D) blood pressure - D the nurse assesses for toxic effects of meperidine. what would the nurse expect to find if the client is experiencing toxic effects? ...

What types of things does the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Facial expression (relaxed vs. grimacing) 2. Upper limbs (no movement vs. permanently retracted) 3. Compliance with ventilation (tolerating movement vs. unable to control ventilation/fighting vent) >5 What types of things does the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Body movements (a...

Pharmacology Week 2: Opioid AnalgesicsDefine: Analgesic - correct answer Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness, opioids are most effective Define: Opioid - correct answer Any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine Define: Opiate - correct answer Applies only to compounds present in opium Define: Narcotic - correct answer Originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties In the U.S. narc...