Is pain for which no physical cause can be identified.

A. Neuropathic pain
B. Intractable pain
C. Phantom pain
D. Psychogenic pain


Answer: D. Psychogenic pain

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Which nursing response would be most appropriate? Select all that apply. a. Advise the patient to be patient, since these side effects are only temporary. b. Seek a physician order for a PRN IM antiparkinsonian medication. c. Suggest carrying a towel to catch any drool, and initiate fall precautions. d. Administer PRN trihexyphenidyl (Artane) PO to suppress the side effects. e. Suggest administering half the medicine in the morning and half at bedtime. f. Encourage the patient to be more physically active and facially expressive.

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A tuft of capillaries in the kidney that is responsible for filtering the blood is called the:

a. Bowman's capsule c. afferent arteriole b. Loop of henle d. glomerulus

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The nurse asks the patient to shrug the shoulders while the nurse applies pressure to keep the shoulders from moving. The nurse would document the results of this test as indicating strength of which muscle?

1. Sternocleidomastoid 2. Triceps 3. Biceps 4. Trapezius

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A couple asks the nurse what is the safest method of sterilization. What should the nurse reply?

1. "Laparotomy tubal ligation." 2. "Laparoscopy tubal ligation." 3. "Minilaparotomy." 4. "Vasectomy."

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