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student77 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The client will be having medication administered through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system after surgery.

To assist the family members with an understanding of how this therapy works, which of the following explanations does the nurse offer to the family? a. The client has control over the access to medication when he or she needs it.
b. The client can choose the dosage of the drug received.
c. The client may request the type of medication received.
d. The client controls the route for administering the medication.

Question 2

The nurse suspects that the client may have cardiovascular disease. During the examination, the nurse is alert to which of the following complaints from the client?

a. Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts
b. Diplopia, floaters, and headaches
c. Cough, leg cramps, and orthopnea
d. Pain and cramping in the lower extremities relieved by walking

yifu223 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
With a PCA system, the client controls medication delivery.
The PCA system is designed to deliver no more than a specified number of doses. The client does not choose the dosage.
The physician prescribes the type of medication to be used. The advantage for the client is that he or she may self-administer opioids with minimal risk of overdose.
The client does not control the route for administration. Systemic PCA typically involves IV drug administration, but can also be given subcutaneously.

Answer to Question 2

C
Symptoms of heart disease can include chest pain, palpitations, fatigue, cough, dyspnea, leg cramps, edema of extremities, fainting, and orthopnea.
Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts are more likely associated with a neurological problem, not vascular disease.
Diplopia, floaters, and headaches are indicative of an eye problem, not vascular disease.
Pain and cramping in the lower extremities are usually worsened with activity in vascular disease.