Take Quiz: Quiz for Opiods Drugs

Question 1

Opioid antagonists may be used to reverse the symptoms of opioid toxicity or overdose, such as sedation and respiratory depression?*

A. True

B. False

Question 2

The nurse administers morphine sulfate 4 mg IV to a client for treatment of severe pain. Which of the following assessments require immediate nursing interventions? (Select all that apply.)*

A. The client’s blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg.

B. The client is drowsy.

C. The client’s pain is unrelieved in 15 minutes.

D. The client’s respiratory rate is 10 breaths per minute.

E. The client becomes unresponsive.

Question 3

Planning teaching needs for a client who is to be discharged postoperatively with a prescription for oxycodone with acetaminophen (Percocet) should include which of the following?*

A. Refer the client to a drug treatment center if addiction occurs.

B. Encourage increased fluids and fiber in the diet.

C. Monitor for GI bleeding.

D. Teach the client to self-assess blood pressure.

Question 4

What is the most appropriate method to ensure adequate pain relief in the immediate postoperative period from an opioid drug?*

A. Give the drug only when the family members report that the client is complaining of pain.

B. Give the drug every time the client complains of acute pain.

C. Give the drug as consistently as possible for the first 24 to 48 hours.

D. Give the drug only when the nurse observes signs and symptoms of pain.

Question 5

Opioids are the drugs of choice for severe pain. They also have other important therapeutic effects including dampening of the cough reflex and slowing of the motility of the GI tract.*

A. True

B. False

Question 6

The goals of pharmacotherapy for migraine headaches are to stop migraines in progress and to prevent them from occurring. Triptans, ergot alkaloids, and a number of drugs from other classes are used to treat migraines?*

A. True

B. False

Question 7

The nurse teaches the client relaxation techniques and guided imagery as an adjunct to medication for treatment of pain. What is the main rationale for the use of these techniques as an adjunct to analgesic medication?*

A. They are less costly techniques.

B. They may allow lower doses of drugs with fewer adverse effects.

C. They can be used at home.

D. They do not require self-injection

Question 8

The emergency department nurse is caring for a client with a migraine headache. Which drug would the nurse anticipate administering to abort the client’s migraine attack?*

A. Morphine

B. Propranolol (Inderal)

C. Ibuprofen (Motrin)

D. Sumatriptan (Imitrex)

Question 9

A client admitted with hepatitis B is prescribed hydrocodone with acetaminophen (Vicodin) 2 tablets for pain. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?*

A. Administer the drug as ordered.

B. Administer 1 tablet only.

C. Recheck the order with the health care provider.

D. Hold the drug until the health care provider arrives.

Question 10

Nonopioid analgesics, such as aspirin, acetaminophen, and the selective COX-2 inhibitors, are not effective in treating mild to moderate pain and fever.*

A. True

B. False