A Patient Who Has Chronic Pain and Who Takes Oxycodone

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient who has chronic pain and who takes oxycodone (Percodan) calls the clinic to ask for a refill of the medication.The primary care NP notes that the medication refill is not due for 2 weeks.The patient tells the NP that the refill is needed because he is going out of town.The NP should:

• A) fill the prescription and document the patient's explanation of the reason.
• B) review the patient's chart to see if this is a one-time or repeat occurrence.
• C) call the patient's pharmacist and report suspicion of drug-seeking behaviors.
• D) confront the patient about misuse of narcotics and refuse to fill the prescription.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A set of psychological theories and therapeutic methods which aim to explore the unconscious mind, originally developed by Sigmund Freud.

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