Analgesic Medication Review

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for transdermal sumatriptan for migraines. Which instruction is most important?

Which client is most at risk when prescribed sumatriptan for migraine headaches?

A client with migraine headaches is prescribed almotriptan. Which statement indicates effective teaching?

A client overdoses on acetaminophen. Which finding should the nurse first assess?

A client regularly takes acetaminophen for knee pain. What adverse effect should the nurse teach the client to monitor for?

An adolescent overdoses on acetaminophen. Which area is most important to assess for pain?

A client takes acetaminophen regularly. The nurse should advise the client to avoid which substance?

A nurse is teaching a client with osteoarthritis. What medication should the nurse anticipate the client will use as a first line treatment?

Which client statement indicates that teaching about acetaminophen is effective?

A nurse administers acetaminophen for pain relief to an infant. What information is most important to include in the medication administration record?

A client with rheumatoid arthritis taking ibuprofen asks if acetaminophen can be substituted. How should the nurse respond?

Which medication is safest for a client to take for pain the week before a surgical procedure?

Which medication does not increase the risk for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding?

A client develops tinnitus. Which medication would the nurse suspect as the cause?

A client with arthritis takes large doses of aspirin. Which symptom would the nurse include when teaching about aspirin toxicity?

A client who takes four 325-mg tablets of buffered aspirin four times a day for arthritis complains of dizziness and ringing in the ears. What complication is the client probably experiencing?

The nurse is assessing the effectiveness of high-dose aspirin therapy for an 88-year-old with arthritis. The client reports constant ringing in the ears. What action should the nurse implement?

A nurse is teaching a client newly prescribed aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. Which instruction should the nurse include?

A client is receiving aspirin therapy. Which clinical indicator would be related to this therapy?

A toddler ingested half a bottle of aspirin tablets. What finding should the nurse expect?

A client is taking prednisone and aspirin for rheumatoid arthritis. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A client is using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to manage arthritis pain. The nurse should caution the client about what potential side effect?

A child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy at home. Which important toxic effect of NSAIDs should the nurse include in their discharge teaching?

A client who has difficulty swallowing medications is prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be crushed to make it easier. Which response should the nurse provide?

A client with rheumatoid arthritis experiences pain. Which medication would the nurse anticipate the health care provider will prescribe?

A client has been given a prescription for acetylsalicylic acid/aspirin for rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse understands that the medication is being used primarily for which property?

A client has been given a prescription for acetylsalicylic acid/aspirin. The nurse recognizes that this medication has what property?

A client with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. What action of aspirin will improve their condition?

A client is admitted to the emergency department with crushing chest pain. Acute coronary syndrome is suspected. What medication is indicated to prevent progression to a myocardial infarction?

The client with chronic arterial insufficiency of the legs refuses the prescribed dose of aspirin (ASA). The client states, 'My legs are not painful.' What action will the nurse take?

A client is taking aspirin at bedtime long term after a heart attack. The client asks, 'Why am I supposed to take a baby aspirin instead of a regular 325 mg tablet?' Which statement represents the nurse's best response?

How should the nurse instruct a client with arthritis to take aspirin when the client states that the aspirin causes stomach irritation?

The nurse is teaching a group of clients diagnosed with arthritis about non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). How should the nurse teach the group to minimize side effects of these drugs?

What should the nurse advise the client with severe arthritis who is newly prescribed aspirin?

A nurse is caring for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is taking aspirin 650 mg every 4 hours. Which diagnostic tests should the nurse monitor to evaluate the effectiveness of this medication?

A client with a history of heart disease has been prescribed prophylactic aspirin daily. What action should the nurse implement to help prevent aspirin toxicity?

The nurse educating a client who is postpartum about the use of ibuprofen for uterine cramping. What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?

What life-threatening complication may occur in clients taking high-dose or long-term ibuprofen?

The nurse administers acetaminophen to a child following abdominal surgery over ibuprofen. What response by the nurse answers the request of the child's mother?

Which therapeutic outcome would you not expect after administering ibuprofen?

A nurse is reviewing prescriptions for a client with a history of rheumatoid arthritis and peptic ulcer disease, taking ibuprofen and ranitidine. What action will the nurse perform?

The mother of a toddler with hemophilia A (bleeding disorder) asks the nurse, 'Can I give my child ibuprofen for fever or pain?' How will the nurse respond?

A nurse is caring for a client to start therapy with ibuprofen for hip pain. Which of the following information should the nurse provide about ibuprofen?

Which instruction for a client starting treatment with ibuprofen for hip pain should the nurse include?

A nurse is evaluating a client who takes naproxen for osteoarthritis. What documented statement indicates the expected outcome?

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking naproxen following an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements requires further discussion by the nurse?

Which of the following is a primary consideration when planning pain management with a fentanyl patch?

The nurse observes a client who is taking ibuprofen has a blood pressure of 134/84 mmHg, heart rate 88 bpm, with new onset dizziness. Which intervention would be MOST important for the nurse to implement?

Which of the following are important to consider when providing care for a client on PCA (Patient-controlled analgesia)?

A client receives intrathecal morphine to control severe postoperative pain. What action will the nurse include in the client's initial recovery plan?

Morphine has been prescribed for a cancer client in a hospice setting. Which information should the nurse provide regarding this pain management regimen?

The nurse is readying the administration space for the newly admitted client to be 78 years old with moderate back ache taking Codeine to help with the pain. Where should the nurse administer this medication?

Morphine

Aspirin

PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia)

Acetaminophen

Naloxone

Ibuprofen

Fentanyl

Codeine

Oxycodone / Hydrocodone

Almotriptan/Sumatriptan

Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

Methadone

Naproxen

Ketorolac

Celecoxib

Tinnitus

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

Hematuria

Enteric coated aspirin

Aspirin

Active Myocardial Infarction - Aspirin

Test Clients stool

Major NSAID long term side effect

Nurse teaching mother about childs med

Osteoarthritis drug of choice

Myocardial Infarcation and medications

Respiratory Depression (RD)

Constipation treatment drugs

Cardiac enzymes test

Drug Tolerance

Use pain scale

Blood alteration danger

Nursing action!!

Why have time controlled machine?

Reduce stomach irritation with aspirin

Naproxen side adverse effect

Acetaminophen, N-aceTYL-para-aminophENOL risk for damage of

DON'T Take What with Blood Thinners?

Patient is in TOTAL control, what does this mean?

Whats important about medication stage and stage of development of the infant?