Exam 20: Pharmacologic Management

A 67-year-old woman presents at the emergency department with symptoms that suggest possible abuse of a narcotic analgesic.To best assure the patient's safe care,the nurse asks:

The nurse is preparing to apply a topical cream on the arm of a cognitively impaired,anorexic older adult patient in the terminal stage of lung cancer.The nurse carefully monitors the effectiveness of the medication because its effectiveness will be most negatively impacted by the patient's:

An older adult patient shares with the admitting nurse that she drinks "one shot" of whiskey nightly to help her sleep.The nurse documents the need to: