Absorption The nurse should be aware that IV meds bypass absorption and is immediately disturbed into the circulatory system
Acute pain The nurse will assess the patient's pain using the NRS or SVDS to determine their pain perception and administer appropriate ordered pain meds based on their rati...
Nursing 250 Quiz 2 Questions and
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Absorption ✅The nurse should be aware that IV meds bypass absorption and is
immediately disturbed into the circulatory system
Acute pain ✅The nurse will assess the patient's pain using the NRS or SVDS to
determine their pain perception and administer appropriate ordered pain meds based on
their rating
Adjuvant medications ✅- The nurse will be aware that these meds are giving to
enhance analgesic effects as well as reducing side effects of other analgesic
medications
- The nurse will educate the patient on the use of adjuvant medications
Affective dimension of pain ✅The nurse will assess and recognize a patient's feeling of
hopelessness, helplessness, or suffering and refer them to a counselor for help and
coping mechanisms
Agonist ✅- The nurse will be aware of and monitor for side effects after administration
by taking vital signs and observing for any changes in the patient's condition
- The nurse will monitor and assess the patient for therapeutic effects
Agonist-antagonist ✅- The nurse should be aware of the ceiling effect about these
drugs and should know that they will only work to a certain extent
- The nurse will be aware of and monitor for side effects after administration by taking
vital signs and observing for any changes in the patient's condition
- The nurse will monitor and assess the patient for therapeutic effects
Antagonist ✅- The nurse will be aware of and monitor for side effects after
administration by taking vital signs and observing for any changes in the patient's
condition
- The nurse will administer Naloxone if respiratory depression occurs
- The nurse will monitor and assess the patient for therapeutic effects
Balanced or multimodal analgesia ✅The nurse will establish a regimen including a
balance of non-opioid, NSAIDs, adjuvants, and opioids to optimize pain management
with minimal side effects
Behavioral dimension of pain ✅The nurse will ensure that a patient's nonverbal and
verbal responses about pain perception are consistent with each other
, Biotransformation ✅The nurse should administer medications with caution in patients
with liver or kidney failure
Breakthrough pain ✅The nurse will use other ordered opioid/non-opioid medications
and non-pharmacologic interventions to help the patient with pain control
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ✅The nurse will use this type of assessment in patient's with
complex pain to assess its impact on patient function and to appropriately address the
multidimensionality of the patient's pain
Cancer pain ✅The nurse will assess the patient's pain to determine if it is chronic or
acute
Chronic pain ✅- The nurse will recognize that patient's with chronic pain may have a
higher tolerance to pain medications
- The nurse will assess the patient's pain perception by using the NRS or SVDs and
administer appropriate medication interventions
Cognitive dimension of pain ✅The nurse will be aware that pt's who have a history of
psychological problems generally report pain out of proportion to their physical disability
Distribution ✅- The nurse will recognize that geriatric patients may have physiological
changes that can affect the distribution of medications and thus increase their risk for
drug toxicity
- The nurse will recognize and educate the patient that lipid-soluble medications are
more rapidly absorbed and work faster
- The nurse will recognize that hydrophilic medications are more slowly distributed into
the bloodstream and weakly penetrate adipose tissue which may result in a longer time
for therapeutic effects to occur, especially in those who have a lot of adipose tissue
Elimination ✅The nurse should administer medications with caution in patients with
liver or kidney failure
Endorphins ✅The nurse should be aware that endorphins make pain perception highly
personal and individualized
Enkephalins ✅The nurse should be aware that endorphins make pain perception
highly personal and individualized
Equianalgesic dose ✅- The nurse should recognize and educate the patient that
adverse effects to one analgesic may not be the same for another analgesic agent
- The nurse should recognize that equianalgesic doses may help minimize the patient's
risk for overdose or underdose
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