Chronic pain is a complex problem. Some specific strategies to deal with it include:
1. Telling the patient to "let pain be your guide" to using treatment therapies
2. Prescribing pain medication on a "PRN" basis to keep down the amount used
3. Scheduling return visits on a regular basis rather than waiting for poor pain control to drive the need for an appointment
4. All of the above
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As a nurse begins employment in the labor and delivery unit of a large teaching hospital, what
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