NCLEX-PN › Anti-Inflammatory and Pain Treatments
You are the nurse taking care of a patient who is hospitalized for severe lower back pain. The patient also has a medical history significant for multiple gastrointestinal bleeds and peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following medications should be used with extreme caution in this patient given his medical history?
Celecoxib is what class of drug?
Which of the following is an antidote to opioid overdose?
You are the nurse taking care of a patient with severe lower back pain. He is being treated with oxycodone and hydromorphone. Which of the following analgesic medications produces dilated pupils?
Which of the following over-the-counter analgesics is one of the most common causes of liver failure in the United States?
Which of the following analgesics is available in "lollipop" form?
The purpose of misoprostol in a client who chronically uses nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is:
You are the nurse taking care of a patient who is started on a two-week course of oral prednisone. Which of the following is a known side effect of oral steroids?
Which of the following laboratory values would indicate toxicity in the client taking acetaminophen daily?
Which of the following analgesic medications should be used with caution in patients with hepatic disease?