Which term does the nurse use to describe the patient who takes oxycodone daily for pain associated with deteriorating knee cartilage and requests a higher dosage for breakthrough pain?

Opioid-tolerant. The patient who takes a narcotic pain medication every day for a condition such as deteriorating joint cartilage and requests a higher dosage for breakthrough pain is opioid-tolerant. An opioid-naïve patient does not take opioids regularly. The addicted patient has a psychological need for the opioid. The opioid-dependent patient requires the medication from a physiological standpoint.

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Category: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Difficulty: 4

Topics: Communication & Documentation Musculoskeletal Medication and Blood Products

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