Which component of pain assessment is addressed by asking a client to rate his or her current level of discomfort on a scale of 0-10?

A patient who is addicted to heroin is admitted to the hospital for treatment of an infection. The patient is prescribed methadone (Dolophine) as part of a detoxification program. What is the rationale for using methadone in this patient?

A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic pain about nonpharmacological pain management techniques.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is caring for a patient who reports pain in his left leg that he rates as an 8 on a scale from 0 to 10 and states that he feels tingling and numbness in his toes.

The patient has an order for morphine sulfate 2 mg IV bolus PRN every two hours for pain greater than 7, last administered three hours ago, and ibuprofen 400 mg PO PRN every four hours for pain less than or equal to 7, last administered six hours ago.

What action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic hepatitis C and reports taking acetaminophen daily for headaches.The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?

Which statement made by a client taking aspirin indicates an understanding of its use?

The primary health care provider instructs the nurse to obtain the patient’s pain level every four hours. Which actions by the nurse help facilitate the pain assessment? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching a client who has cancer pain about the use of oral oxycodone with acetaminophen (Percocet).

Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is administering naloxone to a patient who has overdosed on heroin. What is the expected outcome of this intervention?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving morphine via PCA pump following abdominal surgery two days ago and is scheduled to be switched to oral analgesics today.

The patient’s current settings are a demand dose of 1 mg, a lockout interval of 10 minutes, a four-hour limit of 30 mg, and a basal rate of 2 mg/hr.

The patient reports satisfactory pain relief with these settings and has received an average of 20 mg of morphine per four-hour period in addition to the basal rate over the past day.

The provider orders oxycodone/acetaminophen (Percocet) 5/325 mg PO every six hours PRN for pain, starting today at noon, and discontinues the PCA pump at that time.

What action should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and has been prescribed ibuprofen (Advil).

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.