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fahad

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A client recovering from surgery rates pain as an 8 on a scale from 0 to 10. The physician's order states pain medication can be provided at the nurse's discretion. Which route should the nurse use to provide the client with pain medication?
 
  1. Sublingual
  2. Oral
  3. Intramuscular
  4. Intravenous

Question 2

The nurse notes that a client who is in renal failure is taking a drug that is excreted by the kidneys. The nurse is concerned about administering this drug because:
 
  1. the drug might not work on the client.
  2. the drug could accumulate to toxic levels in the blood.
  3. the drug will be excreted in the stool.
  4. the drug will be excreted by the liver.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

1. The client's pain level is high, and sublingual is not a route by which pain medications are administered.
2. Oral is an option for pain medication; however, the nurse would select this route for low-to-moderate pain.
3. The intramuscular route absorbs faster than the oral route, however, not as quickly as the intravenous route.
4. Intravenous is the fastest route to use because it is administered directly into the bloodstream and is the route of choice for severe pain.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. The drug of a client in renal failure should work, but due to renal failure, cannot be excreted, and toxic levels will accumulate in the blood.
2. The drug of a client in renal failure should work, but due to renal failure, cannot be excreted, and toxic levels will accumulate in the blood.
3. If the excretion route is faulty, the drug will not be excreted by another route, but will accumulate in the blood.
4. The liver processes all substances taken in to the body; it does not excrete them.




fahad

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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