Introduction
Introduction ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who is receiving morphine sulfate 10 mg IV every 2 hours as needed for severe postoperative pain.
Which of the following medications should the nurse identify as an adjuvant analgesic that can enhance the effect of morphine? (Select all that apply)
Dexamethasone and gabapentin are examples of adjuvant analgesics, which are drugs that are not primarily designed to control pain, but have an analgesic effect on their own or when used with other pain medications. They are especially useful for neuropathic pain and pain syndromes like fibromyalgia.
Dexamethasone and gabapentin are examples of adjuvant analgesics, which are drugs that are not primarily designed to control pain, but have an analgesic effect on their own or when used with other pain medications. They are especially useful for neuropathic pain and pain syndromes like fibromyalgia.
Ondansetron is an antiemetic, which is used to treat nausea and vomiting, not pain.
Dexamethasone and gabapentin are examples of adjuvant analgesics, which are drugs that are not primarily designed to control pain, but have an analgesic effect on their own or when used with other pain medications. They are especially useful for neuropathic pain and pain syndromes like fibromyalgia.
Lidocaine is a local anesthetic, which blocks nerve impulses in a specific area of the body, not a systemic analgesic.
Amitriptyline, dexamethasone and gabapentin are examples of adjuvant analgesics, which are drugs that are not primarily designed to control pain but have an analgesic effect on their own or when used with other pain medications. They are especially useful for neuropathic pain and pain syndromes like fibromyalgia.
Choice C is wrong because ondansetron is an antiemetic, which is used to treat nausea and vomiting, not pain.
Choice E is wrong because lidocaine is a local anaesthetic, which blocks nerve impulses in a specific area of the body, not a systemic analgesic.