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The patient who had a neurectomy yesterday has not used the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) delivery system, but admits to being in pain but fearful of addiction. What is the nurse’s best response? a. “Modern analgesic drugs do not cause addiction.” b. “Pain relief is worth a short period of addiction.” c. “Addiction rarely occurs in the brief time postsurgical analgesia is required.”

1. The anatomic term means toward the midline. a. anterior b. posterior c. medial d. cranial ANS: C The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward the midline. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 2. What are the smallest living components in our body? a. Cells b. Organs c. Electrons d. Osmosis ANS: A Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structur...

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1. The anatomic term means toward the midline. a. anterior b. posterior c. medial d. cranial ANS: C The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward the midline. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 2. What are the smallest living components in our body? a. Cells b. Organs c. Electrons d. Osmosis ANS: A Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structur...

The patient who had a neurectomy yesterday has not used the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) delivery system, but admits to being in pain but fearful of addiction. What is the nurse’s best response? a. “Modern analgesic drugs do not cause addiction.” b. “Pain relief is worth a short period of addiction.” c. “Addiction rarely occurs in the brief time postsurgical analgesia is required.”