NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 807. Opioid agonists: Morphine Actions Acts on opiate receptors in the central nervous system Indications Pain Nursing considerations Monitor the patient for adverse effects, such as sedation, euphoria, seizures, dizziness, nightmares, bradycardia, shock, cardiac arrest, nausea, constipation, vomiting, thrombocytopenia, and respiratory depression. Keep an opioid antagonist (naloxone) and…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 806. Coronary artery bypass grafting: The occluded coronary arteries are bypassed with the client’s own venous or arterial blood vessels. The saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other arteries may be used to bypass lesions in the coronary arteries. Coronary artery bypass grafting is performed when the client…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 805. Esophagogastric tamponade tubes are used to control bleeding from gastric or esophageal varices. The suction lumens allow the evacuation of accumulated blood from the stomach or esophagus and intermittent instillation of saline to help evacuate blood or clots. Common names of the EGTT include: Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 804. Duodenal ulcers A duodenal ulcer is a break in the mucosa of the duodenum. Risk factors and causes include infection with H. pylori; alcohol intake; smoking; stress; caffeine; the use of aspirin, corticosteroids, and NSAIDs. Complications include bleeding, perforation, gastric outlet obstruction, and intractable disease. Duodenal…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 803. ANTIARTHRITIS AGENTS: Arthritis is potentially debilitating inflammatory process in the joints that cause pain and bone deformities. Antiarthritis drugs include the gold compounds, which are used to prevent and suppress arthritis in selected patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The other antiarthritis drugs are specifically used to block the…
