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Wadzanai

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A patient is using patient-controlled analgesia to control postoperative pain. The nurse can evaluate the effectiveness of the medication when the patient's:
 
  A. vital signs have returned to normal baseline.
  B. family members indicate the pain has subsided.
  C. baseline pain compares with ongoing assessments.
  D. body language is incongruent with the report of pain relief.

Question 2

A woman has been prescribed a daily iron supplement by her health care provider. She recently became constipated, which is most likely caused by the iron supplement. Which of the following best describes this response?
 
  A. Therapeutic effect
  B. Adverse reaction
  C. Side effect
  D. Toxicity


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Meganchabluk

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
With regard to pain management, the patient is the source of evaluating outcomes. You must compare actual outcomes with expected outcomes to determine if the patient has met his or her goals. A gentle smile or a sigh of relief indicates the level of a patient's satisfaction with pain relief.

Answer to Question 2

C
A side effect is a predictable and often unavoidable secondary effect produced at a usual therapeutic dose.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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