A student nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient prescribed Morphine (MS Contin) for moderate cancer pain.  The student will include which information on the teaching plan?

A cancer patient is being seen in the clinic. He reports he is no longer getting pain relief from the opioid he has been taking for the last 6 months. What might the nurse suspect is causing this patient’s pain?

The client is receiving the anticonvulsant gabapentin (Neurontin) but has no history of seizures. The nurse expects that the patient is receiving this drug for which condition?

A client comes into the ER with an acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose. What medication will you expect to administer?

A 55-year-old client has been taking lorazepam (Ativan) for several months to manage generalized anxiety disorder. The healthcare provider has decided to taper off the medication. The nurse is assessing the client for potential withdrawal symptoms. Which of the following findings would be indicative of benzodiazepine withdrawal? (Select all that apply)

A geriatric patient received an opioid analgesic before leaving the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) to return to the surgical unit. What is the nursing priority when receiving this patient back in the surgical unit?

The opioid oxycodone/acetaminophen (Percocet) is prescribed for a patient being discharged after surgery. The nurse educates the patient on which common adverse effects can occur with this medication. (Select all that apply)

The section of the small intestine that is connected to the stomach is the ____________, while the section that connects to the large intestine is the __________________. 

The transverse plane is an imaginary line that splits the body into:

The “food tube” that extends from the pharynx to the stomach. It transports the food bolus to the stomach.