A client has just been started on opioid analgesia for pain control. The nurse assesses the client's level of sedation using a sedation scale and notes that the client is awake and alert. The nurse would assign which rating?
A) S
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
Ans: B
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Using a sedation scale, 1 indicates that the client is alert and awake. S is used to document that the client is sleeping but easy to arouse. 2 is used to denote that the client is slightly drowsy but easy to arouse. 3 is used to denote that the client is frequently drowsy, arousable but drifts off to sleep during a conversation.
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