Your Patient Is Prescribed a Transdermal Morphine Patch for Severe

question 10

Multiple Choice

Your patient is prescribed a transdermal morphine patch for severe chronic pain.You are providing medication teaching for her.What is important to include in your teaching?

• A) Make sure to cut the patch to enhance medication release.
• B) Take care not to touch the "skin side" of the patch.
• C) Place the new patch next to the old patch.
• D) Apply patch only to the chest.

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Erikson

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Erickson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory

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