A Patient Reports a Pain Level of 7 Out of 10

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient reports a pain level of 7 out of 10 and receives 10 mg of morphine intravenously.The nurse knows that intravenous morphine has an onset of 1 to 2 minutes,a peak of 20 minutes,and a duration of 4 to 5 hours.The patient asks when he will start to feel some pain relief.The nurse should respond that relief should begin in _____________.

• A) 1 to 2 minutes
• B) 20 minutes
• C) 30 minutes
• D) 4 hours

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Definitions:

Durham Rule

Legal principle stating that the presence of a mental disorder is sufficient to absolve an individual of responsibility for a crime.

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A guideline used in some jurisdictions for determining legal insanity, which considers whether a defendant lacks the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

Legal principle stating that even a person who knowingly performs a wrongful act can be absolved of responsibility if he or she was driven by an irresistible impulse to perform the act or had a diminished capacity to resist performing the act.

Insanity Defense Reform Act

A 1984 U.S. federal law that redefined criteria for establishing the insanity defense within federal courts.