A patient diagnosed with pancreatic cancer eight months ago has complained of a dull ache in his abdomen that has been gradually increasing with lack of effectiveness of pain relievers being taken. What type of pain is he experiencing?

Which nursing interventions are appropriate for a patient receiving morphine? Choose all that apply.

Frame rate would be decreased by the ——-.

Which of the following older patients represents the greatest risk for an adverse drug reaction?

Drug X has a half-life of 1 hour. What is the expected time for the drug to be eliminated after it has been discontinued?

A 23-year-old woman who currently takes an estrogen-containing birth control pill is prescribed long-term tetracycline therapy for acne. What would be important for the nurse to instruct the woman to do?

What clinical intervention can help in decreasing the problem of antibiotic resistance?

What does off-label prescribing indicate about a medication?

A patient is to receive one liter of 0.45 NaCl over 12 hours. If the drop factor delivers 12 gtt per mL, how many gtt per minute will deliver the ordered dose? If need to round, please round to the nearest whole number.

A patient received a sedative-hypnotic several hours ago and is now irritable, agitated, and restless. What is this response called?