A palliative patient being assessed in a pain clinic indicates that pain control has been poor. He has been saving his analgesics until the pain is intense. What teaching should be done with this patient?
A) Medication should be taken when pain levels are low so the pain is easier to reduce.
B) Pain medication can be increased when the pain is intense.
C) It is difficult to control chronic pain, so little can be done.
D) Instruct the patient to lie still and think of something else during intense pain.
Ans: A
Feedback: Low levels of pain are easier to reduce or control than intense levels of pain.
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