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Fundamentals of Nursing

Competency-Based Assessments

Fundamentals of NursingCompetency-Based Assessments

Competency-Based Assessments

1 .
Describe how the nurse would recognize the patient is demonstrating a physiologic pain response.
2 .
Develop a comprehensive pain assessment, including subjective assessment questions and objective assessment criteria, for an adult patient with a history of pancreatitis who is admitted for abdominal pain.
3 .
Describe the process of the dual nurse sign-off when verifying the patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) pump and how to monitor a patient on a PCA pump for side effects.
4 .
Describe the appropriate procedure for administering opioid analgesics to a patient.
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