Title: A nurse is providing patient education about the use of a fentanyl transdermal delivery system. The ... Post by: sammismilez on Jan 24, 2018 A nurse is providing patient education about the use of a fentanyl transdermal delivery system. The nurse correctly instructs the patient to administer the patch at what time?
a. When pain recurs b. Every 24 hours c. Every 72 hours d. Once a week Title: A nurse is providing patient education about the use of a fentanyl transdermal delivery system. The ... Post by: killmeplz on Jan 24, 2018 C
Fentanyl patches should be applied every 72 hours because of the long half-life of the drug. Fentanyl patches should not be applied when pain recurs, because the timing could be more often than the recommended regimen of every 72 hours. Fentanyl patches should not be applied as often as every 24 hours because of the long half-life of the drug. Fentanyl patches should not be applied once a week, because that is too long an interval between patches. Title: A nurse is providing patient education about the use of a fentanyl transdermal delivery system. The ... Post by: sammismilez on Jan 24, 2018 THX *so* much
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