Which Patient Scenario of a Surgical Patient in Pain Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which patient scenario of a surgical patient in pain is most indicative of critical thinking?

• A) Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
• B) Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
• C) Asking the patient what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
• D) Explaining to the patient that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent with the minor procedure that was performed

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