A patient tells the nurse that he won't fill the pain medication prescription when he goes home. Which of the following should the nurse do to help this patient?
1. Ask the patient if there is a reason why he won't fill the prescription.
2. Tell the health care provider to not write a prescription for the pain medication.
3. Suggest that the patient purchase and use over-the-counter pain medication instead.
4. Stop providing the patient with pain medication while he is still hospitalized.
Ask the patient if there is a reason why he won't fill the prescription.
Rationale: The nurse needs to assess the patient's affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions of pain and should ask the patient to explain why the prescription will not be filled. The nurse should not suggest that the health care provider stop writing out the prescription, nor should the nurse suggest the patient take over-the-counter pain medication. The nurse should not stop providing pain medication to the hospitalized patient.
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