Your patient is a PO Day #1 laparoscopic cholecystectomy and…

Your patient is a PO Day #1 laparoscopic cholecystectomy and has requested pain medicine.  She reports “incisional pain” and rates it a 6.5-7/10.  Her PRN orders are as follows: Mild Pain (1-4):   Acetaminophen 650 mg (325 mg x2 tabs) every 4 hours Moderate Pain (5-7): Hydrocodone 5/325 mg (1 tab) every 4 hours Severe Pain (8-10):  Morphine 1 mg (IV push) every 4 hours               What pain med do you offer? [color1]  Why (reference her pain value in your answer)? [color2] Based upon the pain med given, when will you re-assess her pain? 30 minutes? 1 hour? 2 hours? [color3]

The client has a fluid restriction of 1500cc per day.  This…

The client has a fluid restriction of 1500cc per day.  This order begins at 0000 and ends at 2359.  Since midnight (00:00), the client has received a total of 1180cc. Per the Nutrition order, you need to flush his meds with 100cc free water.  You have just given the client their evening meds with the 100cc flush.  The client is now requesting ice chips. How many ccs of ice chips can the client have before 2359? Round to the nearest whole number