After a Patient Has Been on a Narcotic Agonist Drug

question 10

Multiple Choice

After a patient has been on a narcotic agonist drug for a week,which would the nurse expect the physician to do next?

• A) Take the patient off all pain medications.
• B) Continue the patient on the medication for another week.
• C) Have the patient use distractions from pain.
• D) Give another method for pain relief.

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Definitions:

Vitreous Humor

The clear, gel-like substance that fills the space between the lens and the retina in the eyeball, helping it maintain shape.

Choroid

A layer of blood vessels and connective tissue between the sclera and retina in the eye, providing oxygen and nutrients to the outer layers of the retina.

Cycloplegia

Paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation and inability to focus on near objects, often as an effect of certain drugs or conditions.

Ciliary Muscles

A ring of smooth muscle in the eye's middle layer that changes the lens shape for focusing.