A patient expresses concern about becoming addicted to a prescription pain medication ordered postoperatively. What nursing responses are indicated?
1. "The dose of your medication is as low as possible."
2. "You will only take the medication for a short time."
3. "If you follow the suggested schedule, you have little risk of addiction."
4. "If you need this medication, you cannot become addicted to it."
5. "Take the medication now, and we will worry about addiction later."
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Dose is a factor in risk of addiction. The lowest dose that will produce pain relief should be ordered.
Rationale 2: Limiting the length of use of medication helps to avoid addiction.
Rationale 3: Patients who follow the prescribed use of medications have low risk of addiction.
Rationale 4: It is possible to become addicted to medications based on use when the patient feels the "need."
Rationale 5: Ignoring the patient's concern is not therapeutic.
Global Rationale: Dose is a factor in risk of addiction. The lowest dose that will produce pain relief should be ordered. Limiting the length of use of medication helps to avoid addiction. Patients who follow the prescribed use of medications have low risk of addiction. It is possible to become addicted to medications based on use when the patient feels the "need." Ignoring the patient's concern is not therapeutic.
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