The patient is 38 years old and is in her second postoperative day after placement of an intramedullary rod in her left femur. She is receiving analgesia via a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device
The inappropriate intervention related to caring for a patient with a PCA is: a. Maintaining the system.
b. Recording activations of the system.
c. Administering the analgesia to the patient.
d. Monitoring the patient's pain.
C
With the PCA system of medication administration, the patient can self-administer an analgesic by pressing a control button. The nurse should not give medication doses by pushing the control button.
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