A Patient Asks a Nurse to Explain Why Morphine Is

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Multiple Choice

A patient asks a nurse to explain why morphine is used for significant pain. What is the most appropriate response the nurse might make?

• A) Morphine is an opioid drug. It affects a pain modulation circuit that contains certain cell structures that bind with morphine and have a significant pain modulating and relief effect.
• B) Morphine is a serotonin-stimulating drug. It affects a pain modulation circuit that contains certain cell structures that bind with morphine and have a significant pain modulating and relief effect.
• C) Morphine is a norepinephrine-stimulating drug. It affects a pain modulation circuit that contains certain cell structures that bind with morphine and have a significant pain modulating and relief effect.
• D) Morphine is a dopamine medication. It affects a pain modulation circuit that contains certain cell structures that bind with morphine and have a significant pain modulating and relief effect.

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