Author Question: A nurse is preparing to administer an acetaminophen suppository. For which of the following clients ... (Read 28 times)

lindiwe · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is preparing to administer an acetaminophen suppository. For which of the following clients would a suppository be preferable to oral medication administration?

A) A client who has dysphagia following a stroke but who has a fever.
B) A client who requires rapid onset of acetaminophen to treat her pain.
C) A febrile client who has decreased mobility following orthopedic surgery.
D) A client who has had an ostomy created following bowel surgery for cancer.

Question 2

A nurse is assessing the bowel sounds of a client with severe constipation. Under what conditions would the nurse describe the client's bowel sounds as hypoactive?

A) If sounds occur 30 to 34 times a minute
B) If sounds occur frequently
C) If sounds occur after a long interval
D) If no sound is heard for 2 to 5 minutes

Tonny · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Drugs administered in suppository form are chosen when clients have difficulty retaining or absorbing oral medications because of chronic vomiting or an impaired ability to swallow (dysphagia). The presence of an ostomy does not necessitate rectal administration of drugs. Individuals who require a rapid onset of a drug or who have decreased mobility do not necessarily have to receive medications by suppository when an oral version is available.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Bowel sounds can be described as hypoactive if sounds occur after a long interval. Bowel sounds can be described as normal if they occur 5 to 34 times within a minute, hyperactive if they occur frequently, and absent if no sound is heard for 2 to 5 minutes.