A Patient in a Hospice Program Is Experiencing Continuous, Increasing

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient in a hospice program is experiencing continuous, increasing amounts of pain. The nurse caring for the patient plans the scheduling of opioid pain medications to provide

• A) around-the-clock routine administration of analgesics.
• B) PRN doses of medication whenever the patient requests.
• C) enough pain medication to keep the patient sedated and unaware of stimuli.
• D) analgesic doses that provide pain control without decreasing respiratory rate.

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