The nurse knows that opioids work on what system?
a. Central nervous system
b. The peripheral nervous system
c. Autonomic nervous system
d. Somatic nervous system
a. Central nervous system
FEEDBACK:
a. Most narcotic analgesics act upon the central nervous system. Nonnarcotics typically work at the level of the peripheral nervous system at the pain receptor sites.
b. The peripheral nervous system is composed of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. .
c. The autonomic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system, controlling involuntary functions of the heart, lungs, GI, and glands. .
d. The somatic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system and involves voluntary skeletal muscles and movement. .
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