The postoperative patient complains of pain only 1 hour after having been medicated with an opioid, which cannot be repeated for 3 more hours. The nurse should initially:
a. give one half of the prescribed dose now.
b. contact the prescriber.
c. ambulate the patient in the hall.
d. reposition the patient.
D
Repositioning the patient is the best initial remedy.
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