Which of the following nursing interventions contributes to achieving a client's pain relief?
A) Minimize the client's description of pain or need for pain relief.
B) Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief.
C) Use all forms of available pain management techniques.
D) Prevent the client from self-administering analgesics.
B
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The nurse should collaborate with each client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief; this helps implement interventions for achieving the goal. The client's description of pain or need for pain relief should never doubted or minimized. The client need not refrain from self-administering analgesics; providing a client with equipment to self-administer analgesics promotes a more consistent level of pain relief. The nurse should also inform the client of available pain management techniques and incorporate any preferences or objections to interventions for pain management that the client may have when establishing a plan of care; using all forms of available pain management techniques is not necessary.
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