Breakthrough pain - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NSG 316/ NSG316 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Guide | Qs and As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: functional assessment components Answer: -basis for care planning, goal setting, and discharge planning -self care (ADLs) -self maintenance (IADLs) -physical mobility Q: collecting subjective data for the ill person Answer: information about health problem Q: obtaining an accurate and current health history Answer: -subje...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is complaining about gaining so much weight after menopause and suggests that thyroid hormone replacement would help her lose weight and speed up her metabolism. What is the nurses best response? A) Inducing a state of hyperthyroidism would result in weight loss. B) People who are not hypothyroid should not take thyroid hormones. C) People who take thyroid hormones without cause will end up damaging their heart. D) The body compensates for th...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

566 Final Exam Study Guide Week 5 Prevention of osteoporosis with hormone replacement therapy (p. 433) Hormone therapy (HT) reduces postmenopausal bone loss & thereby decreases the risk for osteoporosis & related fractures. Unfortunately, when HT is stopped, bone mass rapidly decreases by approximately 12%. Hence to maintain bone health, HT must continue lifelong. As a result, the risk for harm is increased. Accordingly, alternative treatments are preferred. Effective alternatives to HT include...

HESI: NUR104/ NUR 104 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Foundations of Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: what is the antidote for benzodiazepines (-lam/-pam) Answer: flumazenil Q: What do Benzodiazepines do? what to check for on a patient taking these? Answer: can help with sleep, nurse needs to assess respirations because this medication may cause respiratory depression Q: what are risk factors for sleep apnea? A...

ATI MED-SURG PROCTORED EXAM QUESTION BANK WITH ANSWERS A+ LATEST...1. Which question asked by the nurse will give the most information about the patient’s metastatic bone cancer pain? a. “How long have you had this pain?” b. “How would you describe your pain?” c. “How much medication do you take for the pain?” d. “How many times a day do you take medication for the pain?” ANS: B 2. A patient who uses a fentanyl (Duragesic) patch for chronic cancer pain suddenly comp...

Patient with terminal cancer c/o breakthrough pain. They have 1 hydromorphone ER tab daily. A) Consider fentanyl patch B) Increase dose C) Start MSO4, stop hydromorphone D) Refer to pain specialist - A) Fentanyl is good for sustained release to help breakthrough pain. Do not refer for everything, need to do something. 62 y.o. Korean male with chest pain 5/10 x2 hours. He is silent, not answering questions openly- why admit? A) Ethnicity B) Hesitancy to disc...

NSG6020 Final Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Correct Answers T or F: Opioid therapy is first line treatment for neuropathic pain - Correct Answer FALSE Abnormal signal processes in the CNS (type of pain) - Correct Answer Neuropathic Tissue damage/injury (type of pain) - Correct Answer Nociceptive Acute Pain features: - Correct Answer Sudden, usually identifiable cause, less than 3 mths duration Usually a response to an injury, usually nociceptive (Tissue damage...

ATI Content Mastery Pharm Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update Cromolyn is used to treat - ANSWER : exercise induced asthma Simvastatin is a - ANSWER : HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, lipid lowering agent simvastatin can treat - ANSWER : high cholesterol and triglycerides Furosemide side effects - ANSWER : Skin (SJ syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis) assess for rash frequently Fentanyl is used to treat - ANSWER : breakthrough pain in cancer patients >18 ...