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The child's mother asks about her son's dependence on large doses of pain medication and whether it will cause addiction later in life. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. "The risk for addiction is extremely low. The child would not want to take this medication if there was no pain."
B. "As long as he uses the pain medication for less than 2 weeks, there shouldn't be any problem."
C. "It will be easier for him to become dependent on this medication if he needs it later in life."
D. "This is something you really need to address with his surgeon because she ordered the pain medication dosage."

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