Nur 323 Pain Management Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 323
Institution
NUR 323
When a client who has been taking opiods becomes less sensitive to the drug's analgesic properties, that client is said to have developed a : tolerance
Prosaglandins are chemical substances with what property? increase the sensitivity of pain receptors
The nurse needs to carefully monitor a clein...
Nur 323 Pain Management Review
Questions and Correct Answers
When a client who has been taking opiods becomes less sensitive to the drug's
analgesic properties, that client is said to have developed a : ✅tolerance
Prosaglandins are chemical substances with what property? ✅increase the sensitivity
of pain receptors
The nurse needs to carefully monitor a cleint with traumatic injuries, how often should
the nurse check and document the client's pain? ✅every time the clients vital signs are
assessed
in which case is it most likely that pain management may not be readily forthcoming to
an adult client who is in pain?
a. when the pain is chronic
b. when analgesics are contraindicated for the client's condition
c. when the client's expression of pain is incongruent with the nurses expectations
d. when a numeric scale is sed to assess pain intensity ✅c
what nursing intervention should a nurse perform when caring for a client who is
prescribed opiate therapy for pain? ✅do not administer is respirations are less than 12
a minute
which conditioned is a heightened resposne that occurs after exposure to a noxious
pain stimulus? ✅sensitization
when taking a client hx, the nurse notes that the client is taking herbal remedies and
acetaminophen. Which herb when combined with tylenol increases the risk of bleeding?
✅gingko
___, ______ and ______ when taken with acetaminophen increase the risk for
hepatoxicity and nephrotoxicity ✅kava, echinacea and willow
A nurse is caring for a client diagnoses with depression in the mental health unit. The
nurse understands that therapeutic effects of tricyclic antidepressants occurs at which
time point? ✅3 weeks
the gastrointestingal route for the administration of analgesics is _____ ✅rectal
when applying a fentanyl patch, the last dose of sustained-release morphine should be
administered at what point? ✅at the same time
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