The daughter of a dying patient is distressed about oversedation related to her mother's receiving 2 mg of morphine sulfate every hour. The nurse clarifies that this small dose of morphine is helpful in controlling the end-of-life symptom of:
a. dyspnea.
b. pain.
c. hallucinations.
d. fatigue.
ANS: A
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