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Non-Cancer Pain Management for New Mexico Advanced Practice Nurses

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  • You must score 70% or better to pass this test.
  • Select one answer for each question.
  • Review your selections before submitting the test for grading.
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1. Which statement best describes the experience of pain?

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2. Which part of the cerebral cortex receives pain-related nerve impulses?

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3. For which reason are adjuvant drugs used?

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4. Which route of analgesic administration gives a constant opioid blood level when other methods are ineffective?

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5. Which statement is true about medical marijuana use for pain management in New Mexico?

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6. Which evidenced-based practice uses pressure to adjust and correct alignment for treatment of musculoskeletal pain?

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7. Which statement is a part of the 2022 CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids?

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8. Which action would an advanced practice nurse in NM take before prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance for the first time to a patient for more than four days?

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9. Which action would a provider take when prescribing opioids for patients with substance use disorders?


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