A Patient Complains of Pain at 9 on a Scale

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of pain at 9 on a scale of 10 and requests pain medication. Understanding that it is important to quickly treat severe pain, a nurse will expect to administer

• A) An NSAID.
• B) A nonopiate analgesic.
• C) An opiate/opioid analgesic.
• D) An adjuvant analgesic.

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