The Nurse Appreciates the Principal Advantage in Using Patient-Controlled Analgesia

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse appreciates the principal advantage in using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is that it:

• A) reduces patient anxiety about pain by giving the patient more control in its management.
• B) reduces the workload of the nurse, because it does not have to be checked often.
• C) eliminates the risk of adverse drug effects from the medication.
• D) completely eliminates any pain the patient is experiencing.

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