A nurse is teaching a surgical patient about postoperative p.r.n. pain control. Which of the following should be included?
A) "We will bring you pain medications; you don't need to ask."
B) "Even if you have pain, you may get addicted to the drugs."
C) "You won't have much pain so just tough it out."
D) "You need to ask for the medication before the pain becomes severe."
D
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a. By improving efficiency of care b. By reducing the number of caregivers c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care d. By shortening hospital stay
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The 9-year-old child with leukemia who is on palliative care has drawn a picture of a boy under a huge black cloud that has lightning coming out of it. Which of the following would be an appropriate intervention for the nurse?
a. "What is this picture about?" b. "Are you afraid of lightning?" c. "I bet this is a picture of you, isn't it?" d. "Is it about to rain in your picture?"