A patient receiving opioid medication for cancer pain is experiencing increasing pain when being repositioned and changing bed linen.What should the nurse consider is occurring with this patient?

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Hyperalgesia is increased sensitivity to pain.Patients with hyperalgesia have pain at the slightest touch,such as the moving of sheets,and require further medical intervention.A.Tolerance is a normal biological adaptation and means that it takes a larger dose to provide the same level of pain relief.B,Addiction or psychological dependence is a disease of the brain that causes the compulsive pursuance of a substance,or behavior,in order to obtain reward or relief.D.Breakthrough pain is transient pain that arises during generally effective pain control and is seen most often in patients receiving timed-controlled pain medication.

A Patient Receiving Opioid Medication for Cancer Pain Is Experiencing