The most effective way for the nurse to administer pain medication to a client who is experiencing severe pain related to metastatic liver cancer is to
a. administer medication only when other methods of pain relief are ineffective.
b. dispense pain medications on a regular basis.
c. give only intravenous pain medications.
d. respond promptly to as-needed (prn) pain requests.
B
Patients experiencing pain caused by widespread cancer require routine pain-relieving medication in order to function, often at higher doses.
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The nurse is caring for a patient receiving a continuous norepinephrine (Levophed) IV infusion. Which patient assessment finding indicates that the infusion rate may need to be adjusted?
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As a guest speaker for a group of community health nurses who are considering corrections nursing as a career, a corrections nurse provides an overview of the history of corrections nursing
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