The nurse teaches a client who has Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) about pain management. Which statement indicates that the client correctly understands the teaching?
a. "I can use the button on the pump as often as I want to get more pain medication."
b. "Aspirin will provide the best relief from my pain associated with this disease."
c. "A combination of morphine and distrac-tion helps bring me relief right now."
d. "I should not have any pain as a result of impaired motor and sensory neurons."
C
Typical pain from GBS often is not relieved by medication other than opiates. Distraction, repo-sitioning, massage, heat, cold, and guided imagery may enhance the opiate effects. Pa-tient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps should be set with appropriate doses and limits.
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