Besides controlling pain of the post-abdominal surgery client with narcotics, the nurse suggests to the client that he
A) focus on pain relief
B) use distraction
C) describe the pain
D) think about the next dose
Ans: B
Distraction is useful when clients are undergoing brief periods of sharp, intense pain, such as dressing changes, wound débridement, biopsy, or incident pain from shifting positions.
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