A nurse is caring for a client with neck pain. The nurse is explaining neck pain and some basic methods for pain management to the client. Which of the following pain-management facts should the nurse teach to the client and the client's family?
A) Take pain-relieving medication at regular intervals around the clock.
B) Avoid performing abdominal breathing techniques.
C) Perform neck exercises to enhance pain control.
D) Discuss pain-control methods with the physician.
D
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The nurse should explain to the client the importance of discussing pain-control methods that have been effective and not effective with the physician. The nurse should ask the client to perform simple techniques such as abdominal breathing and jaw relaxation to increase comfort. The client should not normally take pain-relieving medication regularly regardless of pain. Instead, the client should ask for or take pain-relieving drugs when pain begins or before an activity that causes pain. Neck exercises may exacerbate pain or cause injury.
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