Which BEST explains why a patient who had a myocardial infarction will never fully recover, in spite of all the drugs prescribed to him? a. The drugs are only effective for extremely active, healthy individuals.
b. The dugs cannot rebuild the cells that died, but they can limit the death of more.
c. The drugs restore blood flow to some of the arteries, but not arteries in the legs.
d. The drugs prevent another heart attack, but other damage has already occurred.

Mr. will, a 67-year-old patient, is postoperative day 2 after a coronary artery bypass graft operation to revascularize his coronary arteries that were significantly blocked. he has a midline incision of his chest and a 7-inch incision on the inner aspect of his right thigh where a saphenous vein graft was harvested and used to vascularize the blocked coronary artery. the surgeon ordered oxycodone 5 mg every 4 hours prn for moderate pain and oxycodone 10 mg every 4 hours prn for severe pain. a. considering the patient's age, what medication administration considerations should the nurse incorporate into the pain management plan and why? b. what measures should the nurse provide the patient to prevent adverse effects of analgesic agents from occurring? c. what nonpharmacologic pain management methods should the nurse teach to mr. will to assist with pain management?