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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The safest opioid analgesic choice for an older patient who has severe acute pain is which of the following?
 
  a. Meperidine (De-merol) c. Morphine sulfate (Morphine)
  b. Pentazocine (Tal-win) d. Safe opioids do not exist.

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Which approach requires the nurse to integrate and balance all aspects of an individual's life into the plan of care?
 
  a. Holistic nursing
  b. Healthy People 2020
  c. Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs
  d. Orem's Self-Care Requirements


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Morphine sulfate (Morphine), oxycodone (Oxycontin), hydrocodone (Hycodan), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), and fentanyl (Sublimaze) are opioids that can be safely used with older patients. Me-peridine and pentazocine are both contraindicated for older adults because their metabolites can produce confusion, psychotic behavior, and seizures. Used properly, opioids have a lower risk of certain side effects than nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents (NSAIDs).

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Holistic nursing integrates all aspects of an individual's life into the plan of care by balancing an individual's internal and external environment with psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and physical processes.
Healthy People 2020, an updated document from 2000 that outlines the goals for achieving health in this country, is a mandate for health care professionals to follow with 467 objectives in 28 focus areas. Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs provides a basis for understanding indi-viduals in context and for ranking nursing assessments, diagnoses, goals, and interventions in order of importance. Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Requirements lists human needs, including the need for air, fluids, nutrition, hygiene, elimination, activity, comfort, relief from suffering, and skin integrity. The nurse helps individuals meet these needs to achieve optimal health and well-ness.


tiffannnnyyyyyy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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