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Practice Question

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Answer Choices:

Correct Answer:

Instruct the client to keep a pain diary.

Rationale:

📝A pain diary supports self-monitoring, capturing patterns, triggers, and responses to therapy for better management.

🔍It enhances clinical decision-making by providing trended data on intensity, timing, and interventions.

📖Education should match health literacy (typically 5th–6th grade reading level), so 10th-grade materials and small fonts are inappropriate.

⏱️Waiting until pain is severe can lead to poor control; teaching should emphasize early intervention with analgesics.

📌Core Message

Teaching should promote self-management with a pain diary, use readable materials, and encourage early analgesia rather than waiting for severe pain.

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ATI Pharmacology Summer 2023 Exam-5

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  • Category: RN Nursing Exams
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams (RN)
  • Domain: PHARMACOLOGY (RN ati)
  • Answer Choices: 4
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