1. The nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed and requesting painmedication. What will the nurse do first?

A. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication

B. Provide comfort measuresto the patient

C. Assess the patient's pain and pain level

D. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications

ANSWER: C

2. The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds that the patient

already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. What will the nurse do?

A. Remove the old medication patch and notify the health care provider

B. Apply the new patch without removing the old one

C. Remove the old patch and apply the new one in the same spot

D. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a different clean area

ANSWER: D

3. A patient is complaining ofsevere pain and has ordersfor morphine sulfate. The nurse knows that

the route that would give the slowest pain relief is which route?

A. IV

B. PO

C. Subcutaneous

D. IM

ANSWER: B