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itsmyluck

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A patient who is taking morphine for pain asks the nurse how a pain medication can also cause constipation. What does the nurse know about morphine?
 
  a. It binds to different types of receptors in the body.
  b. It can cause constipation in toxic doses.
  c. It causes only one type of response, and the constipation is coincidental.
  d. It is selective to receptors that regulate more than one body process.

Question 2

A patient is receiving digoxin twice daily. When assessing the patient before giving a dose, the nurse counts a pulse of 60 beats per minute and learns that the patient is experiencing nausea.
 
  The nurse consults a drug manual and verifies that the ordered dose is correct. What will the nurse do?
  a. Contact the prescriber to report the symptoms.
  b. Delay the dose so the drug can clear from receptor sites.
  c. Give the medication as ordered, because the dose is correct.
  d. Request an antinausea medication from the prescriber.


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Rilsmarie951

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Morphine is a medication that is selective to receptor type that regulates more than one process. Because it is selective to receptor type, it does not bind to different types of receptors. Constipation is a normal side effect and is not significant for toxicity.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The symptoms indicate toxicity, and even though the dose is safe and effective in most cases, an individual patient may have toxic effects with a standard dose. The nurse should contact the prescriber to discuss the next steps. Delaying a dose without a change in order is not within the scope of practice for a nurse. The nurse should not give a dose of a medication when toxicity is suspected, because additional drug will compound the symptoms. Antiemetics are useful for counteracting drug side effects, but they should not be used when the patient's symptoms indicate toxicity.


itsmyluck

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

dyrone

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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