Multiple Choice
The nurse cares for several postoperative patients using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pain management with a combination of an opioid and a local anesthetic agent on the first postoperative day.Which patient will the nurse assess first?
A) A patient after a bowel resection for recurrent colon cancer
B) A patient after an internal fixation of an ankle fracture
C) A first-time hospitalized patient after amputation of a leg
D) A patient with emphysema who had a lung tumor resection
Correct Answer:
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Q11: The nurse assesses the patient and realizes
Q12: The nurse assesses the patient who is
Q13: The nurse wants to use massage to
Q14: The patient receives opioid analgesia along with
Q15: The school nurse provides first aid to
Q16: The patient who receives patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
Q17: In the postanesthesia care unit the nurse
Q19: The adult patient who receives morphine sulfate
Q20: The nurse prepares an oral opioid analgesic
Q21: The nurse teaches the patient progressive self-relaxation