Among parenteral injections, what kind of injection is most rapidly absorbed?
What is
intravenous medications
100
What vital sign would the nurse monitor that directly relates to the use of narcotics?
What is
Respiratory rate
100
A patient is admitted to the hospital. On admission, to what step of the nursing process is the client first exposed?
What is
Assessment
100
Margo McCafferys' definition of pain is?
What is
Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does.
100
Which pain medication classification would be appropriate for the nurse to administer to the client with mild to moderate pain?
What is
Nonopioid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
200
What is a sign of an IV infiltration?
What is
Swelling
200
All measurable and observable pieces of information about a client and his or her overall state of health is called?
What is
objective data
200
A nurse is caring for a client with a myocardial infarction. Which factors could be the cause for the chest pain experienced by the client?
What is
Decreased blood supply to the heart muscle
200
Which pain medication classification would be appropriate for the nurse to administer to the client with moderate to severe pain?
What is
Opioids/narcotic analgesics
300
How long are most transdermal patches effective?
What is
12 hours to 30 days
300
True or False
Dosage calculations skills are still necessary even if the institution where the nurse works provides unit-dose medications?
What is
True
300
Facts supplied by the client or the client's family are considered to be what?
What is
Subjective data
300
Pain that originates in one body part, but is perceived in another part of the body is called?
What is
referred pain
300
True or False
Providing a heat application to a client with acute pain requires an order from the physician?
What is
True
400
Ciprofloxacin belongs to what catagory of anti-infective medications?
What is
Fluoroquinolones
400
How many milligrams are in 1 gram?
What is
1000
400
The client states that when he takes aspirin, he experiences severe diarrhea. The nurse recognizes this is what kind of data?
What is
Subjective data
400
A nurse is assessing a client for pain. The client does not speak English and has difficulty expressing himself. What method would be best for the nurse to use to rate the intensity of pain?
What is
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale
400
This technique of pain management enables visualization of destruction of the origin of pain.
What is
Guided imagery
500
What is an example of a dangerous organism that has become resistant to antibiotics?
What is
MRSA
500
Discomfort that continues for 6 months or longer, often interfering with an individual's normal functioning is a description of?