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The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics13th Edition Test Bank questions and answers
. The patient is complaining of a headache and asks the nurse which over-the-counter
medication form would work the fastest to help reduce the pain. Which medication form
will the nurse suggest?
a.
A capsule
b.
A tablet
c.
An enteric-coated tablet
d.
A powder - d
A patient was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month, and has complained of a
dull ache in the abdomen for the past 4 months. This pain has been gradually
increasing, and the pain relievers taken at home are no longer effective. What type of
pain is the patient experiencing?
a.
Acute pain
b.
Chronic pain
c.
Somatic pain
d.
Neuropathic pain - b
An 18-year-old basketball player fell and twisted his ankle during a game. The nurse will
expect to administer which type of analgesic?
a.
Synthetic opioid, such as meperidine (Demerol)
b.
Opium alkaloid, such as morphine sulfate
c.
,Opioid antagonist, such as naloxone HCL (Narcan)
d.
Nonopioid analgesic, such as indomethacin (Indocin) - d
A patient is recovering from abdominal surgery, which he had this morning. He is
groggy but complaining of severe pain around his incision. What is the most important
assessment data to consider before the nurse administers a dose of morphine sulfate to
the patient?
a.
His pulse rate
b.
His respiratory rate
c.
The appearance of the incision
d.
The date of his last bowel movement - b
A 78-year-old patient is in the recovery room after having a lengthy surgery on his hip.
As he is gradually awakening, he requests pain medication. Within 10 minutes after
receiving a dose of morphine sulfate, he is very lethargic and his respirations are
shallow, with a rate of 7 per minute. The nurse prepares for which priority action at this
time?
a.
Assessment of the patient's pain level
b.
Immediate intubation and artificial ventilation
c.
Administration of naloxone (Narcan)
d.
Close observation of signs of opioid tolerance - c
A patient will be discharged with a 1-week supply of an opioid analgesic for pain
management after abdominal surgery. The nurse will include which information in the
teaching plan?
a.
How to prevent dehydration due to diarrhea
b.
Importance of taking the drug only when the pain becomes severe
c.
How to prevent constipation
, d.
Importance of taking the drug on an empty stomach - c
A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain after
falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few
hours but cannot remember how many he has taken. He hands the nurse an empty
bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that the most serious toxic effect
of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a.
Tachycardia
b.
Central nervous system depression
c.
Hepatic necrosis
d.
Nephropathy - c
A 57-year-old woman being treated for end-stage breast cancer has been using a
transdermal opioid analgesic as part of the management of pain. Lately, she has been
experiencing breakthrough pain. The nurse expects this type of pain to be managed by
a.
administering NSAIDs.
b.
administering an immediate-release opioid.
c.
changing the opioid route to the rectal route.
d.
not changing the current therapy. - b
A patient is receiving gabapentin (Neurontin), an anticonvulsant, but has no history of
seizures. The nurse expects that the patient is receiving this drug for which condition?
a.
Inflammation pain
b.
Pain associated with peripheral neuropathy
c.
Depression associated with chronic pain
d.
Prevention of seizures - b
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