The nurse prepares to administer a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug to the patient with postoperative knee pain
Which of the following pharmacological properties is not characteristic of NSAIDs and does not require consideration by the nurse? 1. NSAIDs inhibit the formation of prostaglandins.
2. NSAIDs prevent bradykinin manufacture.
3. NSAIDs exert peripheral and central nervous system effects.
4. NSAIDs bind with opioid receptors throughout the nervous system.
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Rationale: The opioid class of drugs, such as morphine and dilaudid, not NSAIDs, bind with opioid receptors to relieve pain. NSAIDs diminish pain in the peripheral and central nervous systems by inhibiting the formation of prostaglandins, bradykinins, and other substances at the cellular level.
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