NRNP 6566/ NRNP6566 Final Exam Study Guide | Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I | Questions and Verified Answers| Latest 2025/ 2026 Update |100% Correct Elaborations- Walden

NRNP 6566/ NRNP6566 Final Exam Study Guide |
Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I | Questions and
Verified Answers| Latest 2025/ 2026 Update |100% Correct
Elaborations- Walden

protocol-based (analgesia/analgosedation) pain assessment and management

-routine pain assessment

-1st:opioid

-2nd:sedation




Adjunct to opioid for pain

tylenol

nefopam

ketamine




Adjunct to opioid for neuropathy pain

gabapentin
carbamazepine

pregabalin




DO NOT USE adjunct to an opioid (vs an opioid alone) for pain management in critically ill
adults?

IV lidocaine

COX-1 selective NSAID

, NRNP 6566/ NRNP6566 Final Exam Study Guide |
Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I | Questions and
Verified Answers| Latest 2025/ 2026 Update |100% Correct
Elaborations- Walden
YES use an opioid for patients undergoing a procedure. Examples

Fentanyl

hydromorphone, morphine

remifentani




DO NOT USE a local analgesia or nitrous oxide for pain management during a chest tube
removal

STATEMENT




DO NOT USE inhaled volatile anesthetics for procedural pain management in critically ill
adults.

STATEMENT




DO USE A NSAID administered IV, orally, or rectally as an alternative to opioids for pain
management during discrete and infrequent procedures

STATEMENT




DO NOT USE an NSAID topical gel for procedural pain management
STATEMENT




Non-pharmacological Pain management in critically ill adults