Exam 9: Pain

A patient who uses a fentanyl (Duragesic)patch for chronic abdominal pain caused by ovarian cancer asks the nurse to administer the prescribed hydrocodone (Vicodin)tablets,but the patient is asleep when the nurse returns with the medication.Which action is best for the nurse to take?

A patient with terminal cancer-related pain and a history of opioid abuse complains of breakthrough pain 2 hours before the next dose of sustained-release morphine sulfate (MS Contin)is due.Which action should the nurse take first?

A patient with chronic pain who has been receiving morphine sulfate 20 mg IV over 24 hours is to be discharged home on oral sustained-release morphine (MS Contin),which will be administered twice a day.What dosage of MS Contin will be needed for each dose to obtain an equianalgesic dose for the patient? (Morphine sulfate 10 mg IV is equianalgesic to morphine sulfate 30 mg orally.)

Which nursing action could the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)when caring for a patient who is using a fentanyl (Duragesic)patch and a heating pad for treatment of chronic back pain?

A patient who is receiving sustained-release morphine sulfate (MS Contin)every 12 hours for chronic pain experiences level 9 (0 to 10 scale)breakthrough pain and anxiety.Which action by the nurse is best?

The nurse teaches a student nurse about the action of ibuprofen.Which statement,if made by the student,indicates that teaching was effective?