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deesands · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is presenting community education for a group of patients with osteoarthritis. The nurse gives which information regarding the goals of pharmacotherapy for osteoarthritis?

1. Medications for osteoarthritis help to prevent development of rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Medications are given to help reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.
3. Some of the medications for osteoarthritis focus on reducing inflammation.
4. We can give medications to prevent the development of osteoarthritis.
5. Antibiotics are given to treat common infections caused by osteoarthritis.

Question 2

The nurse instructs a client on nonpharmacologic therapies for pain management. Which techniques should be included in this teaching?(Select all that apply.)

1. Physical therapy
2. Heat or cold packs
3. Massage
4. Anti-inflammatory drugs
5. Opioid drugs

parshano · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2,3
Rationale 1: Osteoarthritis does not become rheumatoid arthritis.
Rationale 2: Pain relief is a major goal of treatment for osteoarthritis.
Rationale 3: Inflammation is not as common in osteoarthritis as it is in rheumatoid arthritis, but it does occur. Medications are given to treat the inflammation.
Rationale 4: There are no medications that prevent osteoarthritis.
Rationale 5: Infections are not caused by osteoarthritis.

Global Rationale: Pain relief is a major goal of treatment for osteoarthritis. Inflammation is not as common in osteoarthritis as it is in rheumatoid arthritis, but it does occur. Medications are given to treat the inflammation. Osteoarthritis does not become rheumatoid arthritis. There are no medications that prevent osteoarthritis. Infections are not caused by osteoarthritis.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3

Rationale 1:Physical therapy is a nonpharmacologic therapy for pain management.
Rationale 2: Heat or cold packs are nonpharmacologic therapy for pain management.
Rationale 3: Massage is a nonpharmacologic therapy for pain management.
Rationale 4: Anti-inflammatory drugs are a pharmacologic therapy for pain.
Rationale 5: Opioid drugs are a pharmacologic therapy for pain.

Global Rationale: Physical therapy, the use of hot or cold packs, and massage are nonpharmacologic therapies for pain management. Anti-inflammatory and opioid drugs are pharmacologic therapies for pain.