When discussing effective pain management with a group of nursing students, the instructor would include barriers that need to be overcome. Which of the following would the instructor most likely include? Select all that apply
A) Pharmacists do not provide an adequate supply of pain medication.
B) Primary health care providers prescribe improper pain medicine doses.
C) Nurses do not administer adequate medication for pain relief.
D) Clients do not report accurate levels of pain.
E) Clients have misperceptions about receiving pain medication.
Ans: B, C, D
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The main barriers a nurse must overcome to obtain effective pain management in a client are primary health care providers who do not prescribe proper pain medicine doses, nurses who do not administer adequate medication for pain relief, and clients who do not report accurate levels of pain.
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