Darlene's breast cancer has spread to her bones, causing terrible, unrelenting pain. She meets with the palliative care team to discuss pain control during the last weeks of her life, and is concerned because she has heard that doctors often withhold adequate doses of pain medication for fear of dependence or abuse. What is their philosophy likely to be?
A) Pain medication should be geared to her emotional state and limited if she is depressed or in danger of overdosing.
B) Dependence is irrelevant for dying patients and should not be a consideration.
C) Medication should be sufficient for adequate pain control but not enough to impair her consciousness.
D) Medication should be regularly administered by home health nurses, two to three times a day.
B
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