The JCAHO standards of care for pain management apply to all clinical settings, including psychiatric–mental health settings. The primary goal of pain management is to do what?
A) Eliminate all causes of pain for the client.
B) Educate the client about reasons for pain.
C) Medicate the client until the pain is manageable.
D) Reduce or eliminate pain, or make it more manageable.
Ans: D
Pain management is an important nursing function. It is not possible to eliminate all pain nor is it often feasible to simply medicate until the pain is manageable. Educating the client about his or her pain is important but is not the major goal of pain management.
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