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1. The nurse is caring for a client in labor. The nurse reviews the physician‘s prescription
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s and notes that the client has a prescription for butorphanol tartrate (Stadol). The nurse unde
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rstands that this medication
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is prescribed for:
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1. Pain relief wq
2. Increasing uterine contractions wq wq
3. Decreasing uterine contractions wq wq
4. Promoting fetal lung maturity wq wq wq
- ANSWER: 1
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Rationale: The client in labor may be given parenteral analgesia during the first stage of labor, u
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p to 2 to 3 hours before the anticipated delivery. Butorphanol tartrate is a medication that may
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be prescribed for
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pain relief. ―Increasing uterine contractions,‖ ―decreasing uterine contractions,‖ and ―promoting
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fetal lung maturity‖ are not actions of this medication.
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Test-
Taking Strategy: Knowledge of the action of butorphanol tartrate is required to answer this ques
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tion. Remember that this medication is used for pain relief. Review the action of this medicatio
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n if you had difficulty with this question and are unfamiliar with this medication.
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PTS: 1
DIF: Level of Cognitive Ability: Understanding
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REF:
Lehne, R. (2010). Pharmacology for nursing care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
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OBJ: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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TOP: w q w q Content Area: Pharmacology wq wq
MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing Process—Planning
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2. The postpartum nurse is caring for a client with an epidural catheter in place for opioi
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d analgesic administration following cesarean birth. If the client develops respiratory depress
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ion and requires naloxone (Narcan) as an antidote, the client may complain of which of the
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following?
1. Increase in her pain level wq wq wq wq
2. Decrease in her pain level wq wq wq wq
3. Increase in the amount of itching from the opioid used in the epidural
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4. Decrease in the amount of itching from the opioid used in the epidural
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- ANSWER: 1
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Rationale: Remember that opioids are used for epidural analgesia. Naloxone is an opioid antag
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onist, which reverses the effects of opioids. If it is given, the client may complain of an increase
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in her pain
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level. Therefore ―decrease in her pain level,‖ ―increase in the amount of itching from the opioi
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d used in the epidural,‖ and ―decrease in the amount of itching from the opioid used in the ep
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idural‖ are incorrect. wq wq
Test-
Taking Strategy: To answer this question accurately, you must know that opioid analgesics are t
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he medications used with epidural analgesia to relieve pain. Therefore if naloxone is administer
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ed as an antidote for an opioid analgesic, the client‘s pain will increase. Review the effects of
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naloxone if this question was difficult. wq wq wq wq wq
PTS: 1
DIF: Level of Cognitive Ability: Understanding
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REF:
Lehne, R. (2010). Pharmacology for nursing care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
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OBJ: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing Process—Assessment
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3. A client experiencing preterm labor at the twenty-
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ninth week of gestation has been admitted to the hospital. The client has a prescription to recei
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ve betamethasone (Celestone). The nurse understands that the medication will do which of the
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following?
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1. Prevent spontaneous delivery. wq wq
2. Stop the uterine contractions.
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3. Promote maturation of the fetal lungs. wq wq wq wq wq
4. Accelerate the growth rate of the fetus. wq wq wq wq wq wq
- ANSWER: 3
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Rationale: Betamethasone (Celestone) is classified as an anti-
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inflammatory and corticosteroid. It increases the surfactant level and lung maturity in the fetus,
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which reduces the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome. Delivery must be delayed for at l
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east 48 hours after administration of betamethasone to allow time for the lungs of the fetus to
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mature.
Test-
Taking Strategy: Options that are comparable or alike are not likely to be correct. With this in
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mind, eliminate ―prevent spontaneous delivery‖ and ―stop the uterine contractions.‖ Note the st
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rategic
words ―twenty- wq
ninth week of gestation.‖ Specific knowledge about the medication and knowledge of the probl
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ems encountered by premature infants will assist in answering this question. Review the action
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of this medication if this question was difficult.
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PTS: 1
DIF: Level of Cognitive Ability: Understanding
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REF: McKinney, E., James, S., Murray, S., & Ashwill, J. (2009). Maternal- wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq
child nursing (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
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