A Patient Who Has Just Started Taking Sustained-Release Morphine Sulfate

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient who has just started taking sustained-release morphine sulfate (MS Contin) for chronic arthritic joint pain after a traumatic injury complains of nausea and abdominal fullness. Which action should the nurse take initially?

• A)Administer the ordered antiemetic medication.
• B)Order the patient a clear liquid diet until the nausea decreases.
• C)Tell the patient that the nausea should subside in about a week.
• D)Consult with the health care provider about using a different opioid.

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Definitions:

Pareto Efficient

A condition in which no individual's situation can be improved without worsening the situation of another individual.

Public Good

A product or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Private Good

A product or service that is consumed by an individual and cannot be used or consumed by others once it is purchased.

Pareto Optimal

Pareto optimal describes a state in an economic system where it’s impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off, indicating an efficiency in resource allocation.