A Patient Who Is Taking Morphine for Pain Asks the Nurse

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking morphine for pain asks the nurse how a pain medication can also cause constipation. What does the nurse know about morphine?

• A) It binds to different types of receptors in the body.
• B) It can cause constipation in toxic doses.
• C) It causes only one type of response, and the constipation is coincidental.
• D) It is selective to receptors that regulate more than one body process.

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