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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 15
A patient with trigeminal neuralgia has moderate to severe burning and shooting pain.In helping the patient to manage the pain, the nurse recognizes what about this type of pain?
A) Treatment includes the use of adjuvant analgesics
B) Will be chronic in nature and require long-term treatment
C) Responds to small to moderate around-the-clock doses of oral opioids
D) Can be well controlled with salicylates or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Explanation
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A. Damage to peripheral or cranial nerve...

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