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A terminally ill client in a hospice unit for several weeks is receiving a morphine drip. The dose is now above the typical recommended dosage. The client's spouse tells the nurse that the client is again uncomfortable and needs the morphine increased. The prescription states to titrate the morphine to comfort level. What should the nurse do? a. Add a placebo to the morphine to appease the spouse. b. Discuss with the spouse the risk for morphine addiction. c. Assess the client's pain before increasing the dose of morphine. d. Check the client's heart rate before increasing the morphine to the next level. - CORRECT ANS----- c What interventions should the nurse perform while caring for an actively dying patient? (Select all that apply). a. Admit the patient in hospice care. b. Perform aggressive laboratory tests. c. Provide patient and family reassurance. d. Keep the patient undisturbed for long time. e. Perform symptom management in the patient. - CORRECT ANS----- c,e A client with advanced bone cancer is experiencing cachexia. The nurse discusses the nutritional aspect of palliative care with the family. What is the importance of the nurse explaining these nutritional interventions to the family? a. Enhances the quality of the client's life b. Reduces the likelihood of a respiratory infection c. Prevents the malabsorption syndrome from occurring d. Cures the cachexia that results from bone cancer and chemotherapy - CORRECT ANS----- a A client with terminal bone cancer is to receive 2 mg of hydromorphone intravenously (IV) every 4 hours as needed for severe breakthrough pain. The vial contains 10 mg/mL. When the client reports severe pain, how much solution of hydromorphone should the nurse administer? Record your answer using one decimal place. Include a leading zero if applicable. ____________ mL - CORRECT ANS----- 0.2
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