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

Author Question: An older patient consistently rates pain as being a 6 on a scale from 0 to 10 even after receiving ... (Read 17 times)

madam-professor

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 584
on: Jul 11, 2018
An older patient consistently rates pain as being a 6 on a scale from 0 to 10 even after receiving pain medication every 6 hours. What should the nurse realize the patient is at risk for developing? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Depression
  B) Heart disease
  C) Hopelessness
  D) Kidney stones
  E) Spiritual distress

Question 2

At what age should a male be taught testicular self-exam (TSE)?
 
  a. 10
  b. 13
  c. 15
  d. 20


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

taylorsonier

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 377
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, C, E
Feedback:
The experience of chronic or unrelenting pain can cause a person to become depressed, hopeless, and spiritually distressed. Heart disease and kidney stones are not associated with chronic pain.

Answer to Question 2

B
Young men should be taught to perform TSE monthly beginning at puberty.


madam-professor

  • Member
  • Posts: 584
Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

Liamb2179

  • Member
  • Posts: 365
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.

Did you know?

The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.

Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
Defibrillator. Defibrillators are devices that supply a voltage charge to the heart in the hope of r Defibrillator. Defibrillators are devices that supply a voltage charge to the heart in the hope of r
Pain scale Pain scale
Some common eye disorders. (D) Conjunctival hemorrhage of the right eye of this patient with ... Some common eye disorders. (D) Conjunctival hemorrhage of the right eye of this patient with ...
A Mono-Diff test in which the presumptive well contains the patient's serum mixed with ... A Mono-Diff test in which the presumptive well contains the patient's serum mixed with ...
Flexible exchange rates are supposed to prevent long-term trade deficits. Flexible exchange rates are supposed to prevent long-term trade deficits.
Video: Oxygen - hemoglobin dissociation curve & Hemoglobin's affinity with oxygen - acidity

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library