This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient who suffers from cancer pain is receiving morphine every 2 hours. For which of the ... (Read 99 times)

storky111

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient who suffers from cancer pain is receiving morphine every 2 hours. For which of the following should the family be taught to assess while the patient is on morphine?
 
  A) Diarrhea
  B) Respiratory depression
  C) Lung sounds
  D) Urinary incontinence

Question 2

A patient with a long-standing dermatological health problem has been advised to use a drug with a local effect. The nurse should recognize what characteristic of this drug?
 
  A) It affects only the organ system in which it is metabolized.
  B) The drug requires application at multiple sites.
  C) It is effective only as long as it is in contact with skin.
  D) The drug acts primarily at the site where it is applied.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

tandmlomax84

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Drugs with local effects, such as sunscreen lotions and local anesthetics, act mainly at the site of application. Those with systemic effects are taken into the body, circulated through the bloodstream to their sites of action in various body tissues, and eventually eliminated from the body. A drug with local effect does not necessarily have to be applied at multiple sites, and its action may affect tissues long after contact.


storky111

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thank you!


tandmlomax84

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Always glad to help...


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

Did you know?

Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.

Did you know?

Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.

Did you know?

Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.

Did you know?

More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.

The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan. The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Breast cancer. Notice the tumor growing within a lactiferous gland, which occurs in infiltrating duc Breast cancer. Notice the tumor growing within a lactiferous gland, which occurs in infiltrating duc
Patient teaching: nail assessment Patient teaching: nail assessment
Patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Possible causes and warning signs of cancer. Possible causes and warning signs of cancer.
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture). Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
Video: Physiology of Asthma

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library