A client who underwent surgery is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation. The client is receiving a neuromuscular blocking agent to stop spontaneous breathing that is not in synchrony with the ventilator
The appropriate approach by the nurse to the client's postoperative pain control would be a. a sedative should be given with an anxiolytic and the neuromuscular blocker to control pain.
b. an analgesic is needed specifically for pain control and must be given as needed along with the neuromuscular blocker and a sedative or anxiolytic.
c. sedatives should be given with the neuromuscular blocking agent, and together these will control pain.
d. the neuromuscular blocking agent will prevent pain impulse transmission, so the prn analgesic order is unnecessary.
B
Because the neuromuscular blocking agent does not inhibit pain or awareness, it is combined with a sedative or an anti-anxiety agent (anxiolytic). Pain medication may also be required if the client has pain.
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