.png){kind=logo}
1. A client receives a prescription for esomeprazole (Nexium) for heartburn. Which finding in the client's history should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before administering the prescription? Eats spicy food three times a week. History of deep vein thrombosis. Drinks 2 alcoholic beverages on weekends. Family history of diabetes mellitus.: Answer: History of deep vein thrombosis. 2. A male client who is in the terminal stage of cancer is cared for at home by his family and receives a prescription for morphine at a rate to control intractable pain. When the hospice nurse visits, the client awakens, moans in severe pain, and asks for an increase in the morphine dosage. After determining the client's respirations are 10 per minute, what is the best action for the nurse to implement? Titrate the morphine dose upward until the client has adequate pain relief. Suggest to the family that they can also give the client ibuprofen, a non-narcotic analgesic. Hold additional morphine until the client's respirations are at least 16 per minute. Inform the client that an increased dose of morphine increases side effects without additional pain control.: Answer: Titrate the morphine dose upward until the client has adequate pain relief. 3. A client with Paget's disease is started on calcitonin (Calcimar) 500 mcg subcutaneously daily. During the initial treatment, what is the priority nursing
.png)