When a patient reports pain relief after having received a placebo, the nurse concludes that the patient:
a. was not experiencing pain.
b. is relieved of the anxiety that there is no ready source of pain remedy.
c. is demonstrating "attention-seeking" be-havior.
d. is being manipulative.
B
Much pain is associated with anxiety that there will be no pain remedy available. The delivery of a placebo relieves pain as it relieves the anxiety.
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