A Client Is Returned to the Unit from the Post-Anesthetic

question 39

Multiple Choice

A client is returned to the unit from the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU) .The client is crying and begging for "something for the pain." Which of these actions should the nurse take NEXT?

• A)Check the PACU record to see what medications were administered and when.
• B)Notify the surgeon of the client's complaints of extreme pain.
• C)Prepare and administer the prescribed postoperative analgesic PRN medication.
• D)Use comfort measures,and withhold analgesics in the first 3 hours of the postoperative period to allow adequate recovery from the anesthesia.