A patient is experiencing considerable postpartum pain from an episiotomy and reports that the pain is a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. What type of pain medication is the nurse most likely going to provide to this patient?
A) Narcotic analgesia intravenously as needed
B) One-time epidural anesthesia
C) Codeine every six to eight hours
D) Ibuprofen on demand
Ans: C
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