A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving pain medication through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Instruct the family to refrain from pushing the button for the client while she is asleep. Inform the client that because she is on PCA, vital signs will be taken every 8 hr. Teach the client to avoid pushing the button until pain is above a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Increase the basal rate and shorten the lock-out interval time if the client's pain level is too high.
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A Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump allows patients to manage their pain by administering their own doses of pain medication within prescribed limits. This method offers an advantage in pain management by allowing the patient to address pain immediately. Show more…
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