A client is experiencing intractable pain related to terminal pancreatic cancer. What does the nurse understand is the goal of palliative sedation for this patient?
A) To administer sedative medication at the minimum dosage necessary to decrease consciousness and relieve pain
B) To administer analgesics at the highest dose possible to relieve the pain related to the pancreatic cancer
C) To only require the use of analgesics and decrease the amount of sedation required to keep the client comfortable
D) To decrease the amount of sedative and analgesics to avoid prolonging the client's life
A
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Palliative sedation is a method of relieving intractable pain and suffering experienced by a dying client. The aim of this pain-relieving approach is to administer sedative medication at the minimum dosage necessary to decrease consciousness and relieve pain. It is used only when there is no other means available to alleviate suffering with speeding up or slowing down the dying process. The other options will either create respiratory depression or not give enough pain relief.
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