A patient arrives at the emergency department experiencing a headache and rates the pain as 7 on a 0 to 10 pain scale
What nonpharmacological intervention does the nurse implement for this patient while awaiting orders for pain medication from the health care provider? a. Frequently reassesses the patient's pain scores
b. Reassures the patient that the provider will come to the emergency department soon
c. Softly plays music that the patient finds relaxing
d. Teaches the patient how to do yoga
C
The appropriate nonpharmacological pain management intervention is to quietly play music that the patient finds relaxing. Music diverts a person's attention away from pain and creates relaxation. Reassessing the patient's pain scores is done during evaluation. Building the patient's expectation of the provider's arrival does not address the patient's pain. Although yoga promotes relaxation, nurses teach relaxation techniques only when a patient is not experiencing acute pain. Because the patient is having acute pain, this is not an appropriate time to provide patient teaching.
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