Read the Following Statement and Answer the Question: "Structured Preoperative

question 36

Multiple Choice

Read the following statement and answer the question: "Structured preoperative support is more effective in reducing surgical patients' perception of pain and request for analgesics than structured postoperative support." What type of variable is "Request for analgesics"?

• A) Attribute
• B) Dependent
• C) Extraneous
• D) Independent

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