, ATI Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Edition
11: Chapter 4, 94-96, 73-77: 2024 Study
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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild acute pain after spraining an
ankle. Which of the following analgesics should the nurse expect to administer?
- ketorolac
- ketamine
- meperidine
- methadone - answer - ketorolac
ketamine (anesthetic agent used for treating neuropathic pain); meperidine (not
recommended for reg use); methadone (effective for treating severe pain).
A nurse at a clinic is talking with a client who has cancer and takes extended-release
opiods twice daily. The client reports an incr in localized, achy pain over the last few
days. How should the nurse document this increase in pain?
- phantom limb pain
-mixed pain
- breakthrough pain
- neuropathic pain - answer - breakthrough pain
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine via a PCA after abdominal
surgery. Which statement indicates the client understands how to use the device?
- "I'll wait to use the device until absolutely necessary"
- "I'll be careful about pushing the button so I don't get an overdose"
- "I should tell the nurse if the pain doesn't stop after I use this device"
- "I will ask my son to push the s=dose button when I am sleeping" - answer - "I should
tell the nurse if the pain doesn't stop after I use this device"
A nurse is discussing pain assessment with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following information should the nurse include?
- most clients exaggerate their level of pain
- pain must have an identifiable source to justify the use of opioids
- objective data are essential in assessing pain
- pain is whatever the client says it is - answer - pain is whatever the client says it is
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving opioid analgesia. WHich of the following
should the nurse identify as adverse effects of opioid analgesics? (select all that apply)
- urinary incontinence
- diarrhea
- bradypnea
- orthostatic hypotension
- nausea - answer - bradypnea
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