Breakthrough pain - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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...

After assessing the patient's pain patterns, the nurse determines that frequent breakthrough cancer pain is occuring. Which member of the health care team is the nurse most likely to contact first? A. Physical therapist to reevaluate physical therapy routines B. Healh care provider (HCP) to review medication, dosage, and frequency C. Assistive personnel to increase help with activities of daily living D. Psychiatric clinical nurse specialist to evaluate psychogenic pain Correct Answer-...

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...

ATI Medical Surgical Nursing Care of Clients with HIV Disease and Other Immune Deficiencies Questions and Answers 100% Correct Test Bank Latest Update. Care of Clients with HIV Disease and Other Immune Deficiencies Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action by the nurse is most effective to prevent becoming exposed to the human immune deficiency virus (HIV)? a. Always use Standard Precautions with all clients in the workplace. b. Place clients who are HIV positive in Contact Precautions. ...

AG-ACNP – Respiratory Questions and Answers Graded A+ 58 yo. M presents to ED with complaints of dry cough. CXR revealed generalized, inflamed film throughout. What is the most likely diagnosis? Pneumonitis What drug has been known to prevent nosocomial PNA? Sulcarafate (Carafate) - Mucosal Protective Agent What is an initial finding associated with a pulmonary embolism? Respiratory Alkalosis - secondary to increased RR and blowing off CO2 What is diagnostic of pulmonary HTN? 2D echo Your...

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...

.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? 1. Heart rate 90/min 2. Absent bowel sounds → normal findings after major bowel surgery; takes several days to return to normal. 3. Hgb 8.2 g/dl 4. 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. Whic...

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...

lOMoARcPSD| ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2019 REVIEW ATI RN Pharmacology 2019 – Proctored Final A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse dtermines that the medication was effective if the: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL 2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL A nur...