A client is being admitted to the hospital following an inadvertent overdose with oxycodone. He reveals that he has chronic back pain that resulted from an injury on a construction site. He states, “I know I took too much oxycodone at once, but I can't live with this pain without them. You can't take them away from me.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. “Once you are tapered off the oxycodone, you will find that nonaddictive pain medicines will be enough to control your pain.”
2. “You are going to be switched from the oxycodone to methadone for longterm pain management.
3. The oxycodone will be stopped tomorrow, but you will have lorazepam to help you with the withdrawal symptoms.
4. Your pain will be controlled by tapering doses of oxycodone, with other pain management strategies and medicines.
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A school nurse is planning a program for parents on “Drugs Commonly Abused by Teenagers.” Which of the following information should be included about inhalants? Select all that apply.
1. Monitor for paper bags and rags that may have been used for breathing inhalants.
2. Brain damage is unlikely with the use of inhalants.
3. Use of inhalants by teens is on the decline.
4. Deaths from inhalants occur from asphyxiation, suffocation, and aspiration of vomit. Inhalants usually cause depression of the central nervous system. The basic groups of inhalants are hydrocarbon solvents such as glue, aerosol propellants from spray cans, and anesthetics/gases.