The nurse knows that analgesics are prescribed for which of the following conditions?

a. To relieve pain
b. To sedate
c. To calm or sooth
d. To produce sleep


a. To relieve pain
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a. The purpose of an analgesic is to relieve pain.
b. The purpose of a sedative agent is to sleep. .
c. The purpose of a sedative agent is to calm and sooth. .
d. The purpose of a hypnotic agent is to produce sleep. .

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