Assessing a patients pain-relief goal


Question: You are assessing a patient's pain-relief goal. The patient self-reports his pain as a 1 on a scale of 0 to 10. You note that the patient is grimacing, bracing his incision site, and is reluctant to move. Additional pain medication is available on request, but the patient has not requested it. What is your next step? A. Ask the patient's wife if the patient is in more pain than he is admitting. B. Bring the patient the additional pain medication he has not requested. C. Consider his goal as being met and accept that his pain is under control, based on the patient's self-report. D. Investigate his obvious discomfort.

 

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