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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Pharmacology
Review Part 7 Questions and Answers Latest
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The nurse is caring for a client who was in a car accident and suffered a
broken leg from a crush injury. The client had a cast placed and is in the
orthopedic office for a follow-up appointment. The client requests a
prescription for oxycodone for pain. The nurse should prioritize reporting
to the healthcare provider that the client __________. Ans: Has a history of
opioid use disorder
The nurse is caring for a client with chronic back pain. What should be the
priority goal? Ans: Administer the smallest dose of pain medication to
provide relief with the fewest side effects.
For each client, click to indicate if the nurse should anticipate the healthcare
provider will prescribe an opioid or nonopioid analgesic. Ans: Opioid
Analgesic:
▸ Client with kidney stone pain
▸ Client with a significant burn injury
Nonopioid Analgesic:
▸ Client with arthritis pain
▸ Client with a sprained ankle
For each client, click to indicate which pain scale the nurse should use to
assess the client's pain. Ans: Faces Pain Scale:
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▸ 5-year-old child post-tonsillectomy
FLACC Scale:
▸ 4-month-old infant hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus
Numerical Rating Scale:
▸ 17-year-old client hospitalized for appendicitis
▸ 48-year-old client hospitalized for pancreatitis
Adult Nonverbal Pain Scale:
▸ 76-year-old client with late-stage dementia
The nurse is caring for a client with an order for morphine sulfate 7 mg
intravenous (IV) every 4 hours as needed (PRN). Available is morphine
sulfate 10 mg/mL. Which action(s) should the nurse take when preparing
and administering the morphine sulfate? Select all that apply. Ans: ▸ Ask
another nurse to witness wasting of the morphine sulfate.
▸ Ask another nurse to verify accurate preparation of the morphine sulfate.
▸ Ask another nurse to verify removal of the morphine sulfate from the
medication dispensing system.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
when retrieving the medication from the medication distribution system.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
when preparing the medication.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
prior to administering the medication to the client at the bedside.
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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Pharmacology
Review Part 7 Questions and Answers Latest
Update
The nurse is caring for a client who was in a car accident and suffered a
broken leg from a crush injury. The client had a cast placed and is in the
orthopedic office for a follow-up appointment. The client requests a
prescription for oxycodone for pain. The nurse should prioritize reporting
to the healthcare provider that the client __________. Ans: Has a history of
opioid use disorder
The nurse is caring for a client with chronic back pain. What should be the
priority goal? Ans: Administer the smallest dose of pain medication to
provide relief with the fewest side effects.
For each client, click to indicate if the nurse should anticipate the healthcare
provider will prescribe an opioid or nonopioid analgesic. Ans: Opioid
Analgesic:
▸ Client with kidney stone pain
▸ Client with a significant burn injury
Nonopioid Analgesic:
▸ Client with arthritis pain
▸ Client with a sprained ankle
For each client, click to indicate which pain scale the nurse should use to
assess the client's pain. Ans: Faces Pain Scale:
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▸ 5-year-old child post-tonsillectomy
FLACC Scale:
▸ 4-month-old infant hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus
Numerical Rating Scale:
▸ 17-year-old client hospitalized for appendicitis
▸ 48-year-old client hospitalized for pancreatitis
Adult Nonverbal Pain Scale:
▸ 76-year-old client with late-stage dementia
The nurse is caring for a client with an order for morphine sulfate 7 mg
intravenous (IV) every 4 hours as needed (PRN). Available is morphine
sulfate 10 mg/mL. Which action(s) should the nurse take when preparing
and administering the morphine sulfate? Select all that apply. Ans: ▸ Ask
another nurse to witness wasting of the morphine sulfate.
▸ Ask another nurse to verify accurate preparation of the morphine sulfate.
▸ Ask another nurse to verify removal of the morphine sulfate from the
medication dispensing system.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
when retrieving the medication from the medication distribution system.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
when preparing the medication.
▸ Compare the medication label to the medication administration record
prior to administering the medication to the client at the bedside.
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