A patient complains of pain at 9 on a scale of 10 and requests pain medication. Understanding that it is important to quickly treat severe pain, a nurse will expect to administer
1. An NSAID.
2. A nonopiate analgesic.
3. An opiate/opioid analgesic.
4. An adjuvant analgesic.
ANS: 3
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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