A Patient Who Experienced Injuries from a Motor Vehicle Crash

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient who experienced injuries from a motor vehicle crash 6 months ago continues to request prescriptions for an opioid analgesic. When assessing this patient for opioid dependency which finding is the nurse least likely to observe?

• A)The patient drops out of a Saturday night bingo group.
• B)The patient continues to manage to get to work each day.
• C)The patient tried to quit using but was unable to stop thinking about it.
• D)The patient is seeing multiple physicians to obtain new prescriptions.

Understand the concepts of synapses, including the processes and structures involved in neuron-to-neuron communication.

Recognize the role and composition of the enteric nervous system and its importance in gastrointestinal function.

Explain protein synthesis in neurons and the involvement of specific structures like Nissl bodies.

Differentiate between various types of glial cells and their functions within the nervous system.

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