Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is often used for postoperative and cancer pain management for which one of the following reasons?
a) To improve nursing control over opioid administration
b) To promote sustained pain relief, with the patient in control
c) To enable family members to administer the drug dosage
d) To decrease the quantity of opioid medication use

Chemicals that influence cell receptors in
the brain and body and can change how those cells behave
a) cannabis
b) enzymes
c) edibles
d) cannabinoids

Marijuana is addictive

The most common method of consumption

Which one of the following responses would the nurse expect to assess as physiological response to moderate pain?
a) Restlessness
b) Decreased heart rate
c) Increased blood pressure
d) Protection of the painful area

creates and maintains our body’s internal stability
(homeostasis) by adjusting the flow of neurotransmitters and regulating bodily functions,
including appetite, sleep, emotion, and movement
a) receptors
b) endocannabinoid system
c) tetrahydrocannabinol
d) cannabidiol

Marijuana is less harmful than cigarettes

This method of consumption usually has onset of effects that can take up to 2 hours

Johnette is reviewing her lessons in Pharmacology. She is aware that the general classification of drugs belonging to the opioid category is analgesic and:
a) depresssant
b) hallucinogenic
c) stimulant
d) tranquilizing

One of the many cannabinoids, or molecules produced uniquely by the cannabis family. Not psychoactive meaning does not cause a "high" feeling associated with marijuana
a) CBD
b) THC
c) ECS
d) CBC

Cannabis causes long term memory loss

Preferred delivery method for many serious medical conditions

Which client is most likely to receive opioids for extended periods of time?
a) a client with fibromyalgia
b) a client with phantom limb pain
c) a client with progressive pancreatic cancer
d) a client with trigeminal neuralgia

potent consolidation of cannabinoids that are made by dissolving marijuana in its plant form into a solvent. The resulting product has very high THC levels (generally more than flowers or hashish), and can produce varying products that range from thick sticky oils (BHO) to moldable goo (budder/wax) to resinous bits (shatter).
a) hash
b) concentrates
c) dabbing
d) hemp

Cannabis is not a "gateway drug"

Usually to provide relief from pain, muscle aches, soreness, and inflammatory conditions