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The nurse who is a member of the palliative care team is assessing a client. The client indicates that he has been

saving his PRN analgesics until the pain is intense because his pain control has been inadequate. What teaching

should the nurse do with this client?

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● Medication should be taken when pain levels are low so the pain is easier to reduce.

Correct response:

● Medication should be taken when pain levels are low so the pain is easier to reduce.

Explanation:

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● Hinkle, J.L., & Cheever, K.H., Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th ed.,

Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2018, Chapter 12: Pain Management, Dosing Regimen, p. 234.

● Chapter 12: Pain Management - Page 234

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The nurse is assessing a client's pain while the client awaits a cholecystectomy. The client is tearful, hesitant to

move, and grimacing, but rates his pain as a 2 at this time on a 0-to-10 pain scale. How should the nurse best

respond to this assessment finding?

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● Reinforce teaching about the pain scale number system.

Correct response:

● Reinforce teaching about the pain scale number system.

Explanation: