A client who has had an above-knee amputation of the right leg reports pain in the right foot. Which priority medication does the nurse administer?
a. IV morphine
b. 650 mg of acetaminophen
c. IV calcitonin
d. 600 mg of ibuprofen
C
The client is experiencing phantom limb pain. IV infusions of calcitonin during the week after amputation can reduce phantom limb pain. The other medications will not assist in decreasing the client's pain.
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