NUR334 Pain and Inflammation, ATI Review Exam Questions And Answers
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NUR 334
Institution
NUR 334
A patient is about to start taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events. You should instruct the patient to watch for and report which of the following adverse effects of aspirin?
Dyspnea
Constipation
Calf pain
Petechiae - ANS Petechiae
Match the drug in the left colu...
NUR334 Pain and Inflammation, ATI
Review Exam Questions And Answers
A patient is about to start taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events. You should instruct the
patient to watch for and report which of the following adverse effects of aspirin?
Dyspnea
Constipation
Calf pain
Petechiae - ANS Petechiae
Match the drug in the left column with its classification in the right column by typing the
appropriate letter in the center column.
Ibuprofen (Advil)
A. Glucocorticoid
Morphine
B. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Prednisone
C. Opioid antagonist
Naloxone
D. Opioid analgesic - ANS Ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID),
reduces inflammation, relieves mild to moderate pain, and reduces fever. Morphine, an opioid
analgesic, relieves moderate and severe pain, reduces anxiety, and produces sedation.
Prednisone, a glucocorticoid, reduces inflammation and delays the progression of various
disorders. It also suppresses the immune system to prevent organ rejection. Naloxone, an
opioid antagonist, reverses the effects of opioid analgesics.
A patient is about to start taking oral morphine to treat acute pain from an injury. Which of the
following instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking morphine?
(Select all that apply.)
Take it with food.
Rise slowly from sitting or reclining.
Take it on a fixed schedule.
, Increase fluid and fiber intake.
Do not take it before driving. - ANS Take it with food.
Rise slowly from sitting or reclining.
Increase fluid and fiber intake.
Do not take it before driving.
A provider prescribes prednisone for a patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Recognizing
the risk for an adverse reaction to the prednisone, which of the following precautions should the
provider take for this patient?
Reduce the insulin dose.
Increase carbohydrate intake.
Reduce the prednisone dose.
Increase serum glucose monitoring. - ANS Increase serum glucose monitoring.
A patient is about to start taking tramadol (Ultram) to treat moderate pain. Which of the following
instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking this drug?
Allow 1 hr for it to take effect.
Take it on an empty stomach.
Chew the extended-release tablets.
Do not take it with grapefruit juice. - ANS Allow 1 hr for it to take effect.
A patient who is receiving chemotherapy takes allopurinol (Zyloprim) prior to the chemotherapy
to reduce the risk for which of the following?
Agranulocytosis
Hyperuricemia
Aplastic anemia
Thrombocytopenia - ANS Hyperuricemia
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