A client returns from surgery with a PRN order for pain medication. The nurse recognizes the client will be experiencing pain for at least the first day or two after surgery and should take which of these actions?
a. Administer the PRN medication around the clock (ATC) within the time constraints of the order.
b. Administer the medication whenever the client asks for it.
c. Administer the PRN medication within the time constraints of the order during the day, and at night if pain awakens the client.
d. Ask the client if pain medication is desired, when making regular postoperative assess-ments.
A
The nurse is a key person in managing the client's pain experience; for instance, the nurse notifies the client's physician when medications prescribed for pain are not effective. A client who is postsurgical should have pain control administered medication around the clock (ATC) within the time constraints of the order.
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