The Nurse Is Caring for a Cognitively Impaired Client Who

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a cognitively impaired client who has experienced a painful procedure.The nurse is most effective in determining the client's pain medication needs when using which of the following assessment methods?

• A) Medicating the client with the as-needed (prn)analgesic as often as ordered
• B) Utilizing the pain face scale to assess the client's pain experience
• C) Asking the client to rate his or her pain on a scale of 1 to 10,with 10 being the most severe pain
• D) Observing the client's body movements and facial expressions for typical pain behaviors

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