When Is the Nurse Correct in Decreasing the Dose of Pain

question 25

Multiple Choice

When is the nurse correct in decreasing the dose of pain medication in a client with end-stage cancer?

• A) The spouse is worried that the client may become addicted.
• B) The client wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend.
• C) The client has lost considerable weight and does not want to eat.
• D) The client is becoming combative at night.

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Definitions:

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, focusing on the concept of the collective unconscious.

Universally Experienced Archetypes

Universally experienced archetypes refer to the innately understood symbols, themes, and characters prevalent across different cultures and times, as proposed by Carl Jung.

Collective Unconscious

A concept in psychology proposed by Carl Jung, suggesting a part of the unconscious mind shared among beings of the same species containing ancestral memories and archetypes.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes.