Practice Question
A patient who has had recent cardiac surgery develops pericarditis and complains of level 3 (0 to 10 scale) chest pain with deep breathing. Which of these ordered PRN medications will be the most appropriate for the nurse to administer?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Oral ibuprofen 800 mg
Rationale:
✅ Pericarditis pain improves with anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs).
✅ Ibuprofen reduces pericardial inflammation effectively.
✅ Opioids (morphine, fentanyl) are not first-line for inflammatory chest pain.
✅ Acetaminophen lacks anti-inflammatory effects needed in pericarditis.
✅ Early NSAID use improves symptom relief and mobility.
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This question is from Nur3317 PathoPharm Exam 2 which contains 79 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Pathophysiology
- Answer Choices: 4