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A client who has pen order for on opioid analgesic request medication. The client last receive medication 8h ago. witch of these action should a nurse take prior to administrating of medication.

a) encourage client to try other pain relief measure first

b) determinate amount of medication client has received in past 24h

c)ask client to rate pain on scale 1-10

d) have the client use the bathroom

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We don't do your homework for you, but we will help you think through the problem. What do you think about those choices, and why?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I am sure you mean WHICH action and not WITCH action indicating one who flies on a broom....we are happy to help but we need to know what you think first so we can best help you learn how to critically think through these questions.

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Specializes in Primary Care, OR.

::BROOM IN HAND, READY FOR TAKE OFF::

Picture yourself at your patients bedside, what do you think you would do?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

This question is asking you to prioritize. What is the first thing you have to do before implementing your nursing action? Assess. Assessment always comes before implementation (doing the action - in this case giving medication). Which of these answers is a relevant assessment?

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