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Question 1 of 5

A patient with cancer pain is taking morphine for pain relief. Knowing constipation is a common side effect, what would the nurse recommend to the patient?

A. Only take morphine when you have the most severe pain.

B. Increase fluids and high-fiber foods, and use a mild laxative.

C. Administer an enema to yourself every third day.

D. Constipation is nothing to worry about; take your medicine.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Increase fluids and high-fiber foods, and use a mild laxative.

Question 2 of 5

A client with chronic pain is reluctant to take prescribed opioid analgesics. What is the basis for this reluctance likely to be?

A. Fear of addiction

B. Desire for more pain

C. Allergic reaction

D. Lack of finances

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Fear of addiction

Question 3 of 5

According to the Harvard University Medical School committee, what function must be irreversibly lost to define death?

A. respiratory functions

B. reflexes

C. consciousness

D. brain function

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: brain function

Question 4 of 5

An individual awakens from a sound sleep in the middle of the night because of abdominal pain. Why does this happen?

A. stimuli from peripheral organs to the RAS

B. stimuli to the wake center in the cerebral cortex

C. messages from chemoreceptors to the brain

D. messages from baroreceptors to the spinal cord

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: stimuli from peripheral organs to the RAS

Question 5 of 5

A nosocomial infection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in the client, who has been put on contact precautions as a result (MRSA). What protective equipment should a nurse prepare before providing colostomy care?

A. Gloves and gown

B. Gloves and goggles

C. Gloves, gown, and shoe protectors

D. Gloves, gown, goggles, and a mask or face shield

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Gloves, gown, goggles, and a mask or face shield

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