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
A) An NSAID.
B) A nonopiate analgesic.
C) An opiate/opioid analgesic.
D) An adjuvant analgesic.

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An opiate/opioid analgesic is the best choice to quickly treat severe pain that the patient rates at 9 on a scale of 10. NSAIDs and nonopiate analgesics are not as effective for severe pain, and adjuvant analgesics are used in conjunction with the primary analgesic.

A Patient Complains of Pain at 9 on a Scale