Providing therapeutic nursing care to a patient with chronic pain encompasses which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Weaning the patient off pain medications
2. Suggesting a variety of alternative therapies
3. Accepting the patient as an expert
4. Not medicating the patient with narcotics
5. Verbalizing acknowledgment of the patient's pain
ANS: 2, 3, 5
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