A registered nurse, who has practiced for more than 20 years and has had a lot of experience caring for postsurgical patients, was questioned by a student nurse about why many nurses do not give the full amount of pain medication ordered by surgeons
The nurse replied that the literature shows that many nurses do not give the full amount of pain medication because they: a. do not believe that the patient is experiencing that much pain.
b. do not want to contribute to pain medication addiction.
c. believe that limiting the amount of pain medication lowers costs.
d. are concerned about drug interactions with pain medication and other postsurgical medications.
B
Many nurses avoid acknowledging a patient's pain because of their own fear of contributing to addiction. These fears and beliefs lead to mistrust between the nurse and patient, increased patient recovery time, increased complications and mortality, increased psychological problems, and increased cost.
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