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bcretired

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After surgery, a patient expresses to the nurse the fear of becoming addicted to the opioid analgesic that has been prescribed for pain. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  a. Opioid-based drugs are not addictive.
  b. Have you or anyone in your family ever been addicted to drugs?
  c. When opioid drugs are taken for acute pain, they are rarely addictive.
  d. If you take the medication no more frequently than every 4 hours, it is not poss-ible for you to become addicted.

Question 2

Why does the nurse give adenosine (Adenocard) to a patient rapidly by intravenous (IV) push?
 
  a. If given slowly, the heart rate will dramatically increase.
  b. When given slowly, the drug is eliminated before it can act on the heart.
  c. Slow administration can lead to tissue irritation and IV infiltration.
  d. The drug is given rapidly so that within a minute, second or third doses may be given if needed.



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Answer to Question 1

C
Pain after surgery is acute and temporary pain. The use of opioid drugs, when used for relief of acute pain, even in high doses, rarely results in addiction.

Answer to Question 2

B
Adenosine is an IV drug used to treat supraventricular tachycardia. It should be given as a rapid IV bolus injection (1 to 2 seconds). When given slowly, adenosine is eliminated from the body before it can get to the heart and act to slow down the rhythm.





 

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