Which of the Following Is True About Evaluating Patients in Pain

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about evaluating patients in pain?

• A) The best judge of the existence of pain is the nurse.
• B) Visible signs always accompany pain.
• C) Patients often are hesitant to report pain.
• D) Nonpharmacological interventions are better than pain medications.

Recall and explain the suffixes denoting disease or pathological conditions.

Understand the meaning and application of compound suffixes in medical terminology.

Discriminate between correct and incorrect interpretations of medical suffixes.

Distinguish medical suffixes related to body functions or conditions (e.g., seizure, drooping, dilation).

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Definitions:

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments made for the operation of a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Accounting Profits

The difference between total revenues and explicit costs, representing the net income reported on a company's financial statements.

Economic Profits

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.