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Nursing Assessments, Interventions, and Education for Patients Receiving Analgesics
Nursing Assessments, Interventions, and Education for Patients Receiving Analgesics ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen to a client who has a fever.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
The nurse should take the following actions when administering acetaminophen to a client who has a fever:
• Check the client’s liver function testsbecause acetaminophen can cause hepatotoxicity and liver damage, especially in clients who have preexisting liver disease or who take high doses of the medication.
• Assess the client’s pain levelbecause acetaminophen is also an analgesic that can reduce pain and discomfort associated with fever.
• Monitor the client’s fluid intake and outputbecause fever can cause dehydration and fluid loss, and acetaminophen can also affect renal function and urine output.
• Ask the client about any history of alcohol usebecause alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen, and clients who consume more than three alcoholic drinks per day should avoid taking acetaminophen.
The nurse should take the following actions when administering acetaminophen to a client who has a fever:
• Check the client’s liver function testsbecause acetaminophen can cause hepatotoxicity and liver damage, especially in clients who have preexisting liver disease or who take high doses of the medication.
• Assess the client’s pain levelbecause acetaminophen is also an analgesic that can reduce pain and discomfort associated with fever.
• Monitor the client’s fluid intake and outputbecause fever can cause dehydration and fluid loss, and acetaminophen can also affect renal function and urine output.
• Ask the client about any history of alcohol usebecause alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen, and clients who consume more than three alcoholic drinks per day should avoid taking acetaminophen.
The nurse should take the following actions when administering acetaminophen to a client who has a fever:
• Check the client’s liver function testsbecause acetaminophen can cause hepatotoxicity and liver damage, especially in clients who have preexisting liver disease or who take high doses of the medication.
• Assess the client’s pain levelbecause acetaminophen is also an analgesic that can reduce pain and discomfort associated with fever.
• Monitor the client’s fluid intake and outputbecause fever can cause dehydration and fluid loss, and acetaminophen can also affect renal function and urine output.
• Ask the client about any history of alcohol usebecause alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen, and clients who consume more than three alcoholic drinks per day should avoid taking acetaminophen.
The nurse should take the following actions when administering acetaminophen to a client who has a fever:
• Check the client’s liver function testsbecause acetaminophen can cause hepatotoxicity and liver damage, especially in clients who have preexisting liver disease or who take high doses of the medication.
• Assess the client’s pain levelbecause acetaminophen is also an analgesic that can reduce pain and discomfort associated with fever.
• Monitor the client’s fluid intake and outputbecause fever can cause dehydration and fluid loss, and acetaminophen can also affect renal function and urine output.
• Ask the client about any history of alcohol usebecause alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen, and clients who consume more than three alcoholic drinks per day should avoid taking acetaminophen.
Grapefruit juice does not interact with acetamin.
The nurse should take the following actions when administering acetaminophen to a client who has a fever:
• Check the client’s liver function tests because acetaminophen can cause hepatotoxicity and liver damage, especially in clients who have preexisting liver disease or who take high doses of the medication.
• Assess the client’s pain level because acetaminophen is also an analgesic that can reduce pain and discomfort associated with fever.
• Monitor the client’s fluid intake and output because fever can cause dehydration and fluid loss, and acetaminophen can also affect renal function and urine output.
• Ask the client about any history of alcohol use because alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen, and clients who consume more than three alcoholic drinks per day should avoid taking acetaminophen.
Choice E is wrong because grapefruit juice does not interact with acetamin