Adult Health Nursing
Final | Study Guide,
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, Which action will the nurse take when planning for contact the area agency of aging
discharge of a 68-year-old patient who will need daily
assistance with activities such as shopping and
transportation?
The nurse performs a comprehensive geriatric are you able to prepare your own meals?
assessment of a patient who is being assessed for
admission to an assisted living facility. Which question is
the most important for the nurse to ask?
The nurse is planning discharge for an alert, homeless refer to social services for further assessment of patient needs.
70-year-old with a chronic foot infection. The most
appropriate intervention by the nurse is to
A patient who is receiving sustained-release morphine give immediate-release morphine 30 mg orally
sulfate (MS Contin) every 12 hours for chronic pain
experiences level 9 (0 to 10 scale) breakthrough pain
and anxiety. Which action by the nurse is best?
Provide amitriptyline (Elavil) 10 mg orally.
Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg orally.
Offer ibuprofen (Motrin) 400 to 800 mg orally.
Give immediate-release morphine 30 mg orally.
A patient with second-degree burns has been receiving consult with the health care provider about using a different treatment protocol
hydromorphone through patient-controlled analgesia to control the patients pain
(PCA) for a week. The patient wakes up frequently
during the night complaining of pain. What action by
the nurse is most appropriate?
The nurse is completing the medication reconciliation Meperidine 25 mg every 4 hours
form for a patient admitted with chronic cancer pain.
Which medication is of most concern to the nurse?
Amitriptyline (Elavil) 50 mg at bedtime
Ibuprofen (Advil) 800 mg 3 times daily
Oxycodone (OxyContin) 80 mg twice daily
Meperidine (Demerol) 25 mg every 4 hours
The nurse reviews the medication administration record hydromorphone IV
in order to choose the most appropriate pain
medication for a patient with cancer who describes the
pain as deep, aching and at a level 8 on a 0 to 10 scale.
Which medication should the nurse administer?
Fentanyl (Duragesic) patch
Ketorolac (Toradol) tablets
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) IV
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) suppository
Final | Study Guide,
Practice Questions &
Comprehensive Exam
Review
|Guaranteed success|
, Which action will the nurse take when planning for contact the area agency of aging
discharge of a 68-year-old patient who will need daily
assistance with activities such as shopping and
transportation?
The nurse performs a comprehensive geriatric are you able to prepare your own meals?
assessment of a patient who is being assessed for
admission to an assisted living facility. Which question is
the most important for the nurse to ask?
The nurse is planning discharge for an alert, homeless refer to social services for further assessment of patient needs.
70-year-old with a chronic foot infection. The most
appropriate intervention by the nurse is to
A patient who is receiving sustained-release morphine give immediate-release morphine 30 mg orally
sulfate (MS Contin) every 12 hours for chronic pain
experiences level 9 (0 to 10 scale) breakthrough pain
and anxiety. Which action by the nurse is best?
Provide amitriptyline (Elavil) 10 mg orally.
Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg orally.
Offer ibuprofen (Motrin) 400 to 800 mg orally.
Give immediate-release morphine 30 mg orally.
A patient with second-degree burns has been receiving consult with the health care provider about using a different treatment protocol
hydromorphone through patient-controlled analgesia to control the patients pain
(PCA) for a week. The patient wakes up frequently
during the night complaining of pain. What action by
the nurse is most appropriate?
The nurse is completing the medication reconciliation Meperidine 25 mg every 4 hours
form for a patient admitted with chronic cancer pain.
Which medication is of most concern to the nurse?
Amitriptyline (Elavil) 50 mg at bedtime
Ibuprofen (Advil) 800 mg 3 times daily
Oxycodone (OxyContin) 80 mg twice daily
Meperidine (Demerol) 25 mg every 4 hours
The nurse reviews the medication administration record hydromorphone IV
in order to choose the most appropriate pain
medication for a patient with cancer who describes the
pain as deep, aching and at a level 8 on a 0 to 10 scale.
Which medication should the nurse administer?
Fentanyl (Duragesic) patch
Ketorolac (Toradol) tablets
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) IV
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) suppository
