A Five-Year-Old Child Is Being Discharged from the Outpatient Surgical

question 1

Multiple Choice

A five-year-old child is being discharged from the outpatient surgical center. Which statement by the parent would indicate the need for further teaching?

• A)"I will call the office tomorrow if the pain medicine is not relieving the pain."
• B)"I can expect my child to have some pain for the next few days."
• C)"Because my child just had surgery today, I can expect the pain level to be higher tomorrow."
• D)"I will plan to give my child pain medicine around the clock for the next day or so."

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