The nurse is exploring pain assessment with a group of new nurses. Which statements are true regarding pain assessment and management? (Select all that apply, one, some, or all.)

A 45-year-old recovering heroin abuser is status post lumbar fusion and is admitted to the intensive care unit for pain management isses related to a diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and associated peripheral neuropathy. The client who is currently prescribed oxycodone/paracetamol 5 mg/325 mg two tablets every 4 hours around the clock, gabapentin 300 mg four times per day methadone 10 mg twice daily. The client is awake alert, and oriented X4 with stable vitals is able to move lower extremities bilaterally, but reports decreased sensations in feet bilaterally and reporting incisional pain as a 10 of 10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Select the medication that can be appropriately prescribed and administered to help address the client's addiction maintenance, and postoperative pain.

Furosemide (Lasix) 70 mg IV daily. You retrieved Furosemide 10 mg/ml from the pyxis. How much ml will you administer to the client?

NOTE

• DO NOT write the unit/s of measurement
• YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE IN WHOLE NUMBER

A nurse is paying particular attention to the spiritual needs of a client today. The nurse identifies that spiritual beliefs can have a positive effect on general health of a client in which ways? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a group of senior nursing students about acute pain. Which statement accurately describes the duration of acute pain?

A patient is admitted with severe malnutrition. A central venous catheter is placed in the right subclavian vein and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is started. What medical interventions may be initiated with the onset of hyperglycemia?

A patient is to receive 1000 mL of IV fluid over 4 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should the IV be set to deliver?

NOTE

• DO NOT write the unit/s of measurement
• Enter ONLY the number
• DO NOT ROUND YOUR ANSWER

A client is admitted to the emergency room with a respiratory rate of 7/min. Arterial blood gases (ABG) reveal the following values. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the ABGs? 

- pH: 7.22 (acidotic) 

- PaCO₂: 68 mm Hg (elevated, indicating respiratory cause) 

- PaO₂: 78 mm Hg (mild hypoxemia) 

- Saturation: 80% (low oxygenation) 

- Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻): 26 mEq/L (normal, indicating no metabolic compensation)

A female patient was sexually assaulted when leaving work. When assisting with the physical examination, what nursing interventions should be provided? (Select all that apply.)

The client experienced abdominal surgery the previous day and has just received an opioid medication for report of pain. The client is sitting in a chair next to the bed. An additional activity that the nurse uses to relieve pain is:

The nurse in the ICU is caring for a client who was found unresponsive on a sidewalk. The client's blood alcohol level was three times the normal range. Which medications are commonly used for alcohol withdrawal symptoms?