A Person with Chronic Pain Is Desperately Searching for Something

question 20

Multiple Choice

A person with chronic pain is desperately searching for something to relieve the pain. Which of the following would be helpful to consider for this person?

• A)Perform a thorough assessment of the pain to determine if it is truly pain.
• B)Minimise the use of narcotic analgesics.
• C)Recommend evaluation by a psychiatrist to determine if the person is experiencing depression.
• D)Develop a pain medication schedule to help avoid the onset of pain.

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Definitions:

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution or a system without violating any constraint.

Catalysts

Substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without themselves being consumed in the process.

Reaction Times

The amount of time taken to respond to a stimulus or task.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information upon which the estimation or calculation of a statistic is based.