A client asks the nurse why he is going to have PCA (patient-controlled analgesia) after surgery. Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse to make to the client?
a. This approach gives the client all the medication he wants when he wants it.
b. This approach gives the nurse more time to perform other nursing interventions instead of administering IM pain medications.
c. This approach provides better continuity of pain control for the client.
d. This approach relieves the surgeon of frequent phone calls for changes in medication orders.
ANS: C
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