Exam 5: Comfort and Sedation

Neuromuscular blocking agents are used in the management of some ventilated patients.Their primary mode of action is:

The nurse wishes to assess the quality of a patient's pain.Which of the following questions is appropriate to obtain this assessment if the patient is able to give a verbal response?

In the healthy individual,pain and anxiety: (Select all that apply.)

Both the electroencephalogram (EEG)monitor and the Bispectral Index Score (BIS)or Patient State Index (PSI)analyzer monitors are used to assess patient sedation levels in critically ill patients.The BIS and PSI monitors are simpler to use because they:

The most important nursing intervention for patients who receive neuromuscular blocking agents is to:

Choose the items that are common to both pain and anxiety.(Select all that apply.)

Factors in the critical care unit that may predispose the client to increased pain and anxiety include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving benzodiazepine intermittently.The nurse understands that the best way to administer such drugs is to:

The nurse is caring for four patients on the progressive care unit.Which patient is at greatest risk for developing delirium?

Which of the following factors predispose the critically ill patient to pain and anxiety? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is concerned about the risk of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a 45-year- old postoperative patient.Which statement indicates her understanding of management of this patient?

Nociceptors differ from other nerve receptors in the body in that they:

A patient requires neuromuscular blockade ( NMB )as part of treatment of refractive increased intracranial pressure.The nursing care for this patient includes: (Select all that apply.)