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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 7th Edition by Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S. Snyder

Edition 7ISBN: 978-0323087896
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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 7th Edition by Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S. Snyder

Edition 7ISBN: 978-0323087896
Exercise 14
A patient is about to undergo cardioversion, and the nurse is reviewing the procedure and explaining moderate sedation. The patient asks, "I am afraid of feeling it when they shock me?" What is the nurse's best response?
A)"You won't receive enough of a shock to feel anything."
B)"You will feel the shock but you won't remember any of the pain."
C)"The medications you receive will reduce any pain and help you not to remember the procedure."
D)"They will give you enough pain medication to prevent you from feeling it."
Explanation
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Thus, the option (a) is incorrect.
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