CommunicationQuestion 882 of 1700
A resident is in pain and has just received pain medicine. What should you know about teaching this resident?
- Pain helps a resident focus on what you are teaching
- Pain medicine always makes a resident understand and remember more
- Pain has no effect on how a resident hears you
- Pain and pain medicine can lower hearing and memory
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Correct answer: Pain and pain medicine can lower hearing and memory
Pain makes it harder to hear and remember. Medicines can change comprehension and response.
Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 1.2: The Communication Process
Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026