Asked by Stephanie Martinez on May 30, 2024
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A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and is experiencing severe pain. The patient's blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally, the patient does not appear to be in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
A) "Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe your pain?"
B) "OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers immediately."
C) "What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?"
D) "You do not look like you are in pain."
Narcotic Pain Relievers
Medications that are prescribed to relieve severe pain by acting on opioid receptors in the brain.
Severe Pain
A high intensity of discomfort or pain that significantly impairs one's physical function or quality of life.
Therapeutic Response
The body's reaction to a given treatment, indicating the treatment's effectiveness.
- Adopt patient-centric methods for the evaluation and effective treatment of pain.
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Althea AbalosJun 02, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Be sure the patient is a partner in making decisions about the best approaches for managing pain. A patient knows the most about his or her pain and is an important partner in selecting successful pain therapies. The nurse must believe that a patient is in pain whenever the patient reports that he or she is in pain, even if the patient does not appear to be in pain. The nurse must be careful to not judge the patient based on vital signs or nonverbal communication and must not assume that the patient is seeking narcotics. The patient is a partner in pain management, so going to get narcotics to treat the pain without consulting with the patient first is not appropriate.
Learning Objectives
- Adopt patient-centric methods for the evaluation and effective treatment of pain.
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