Title: When planning the care of a terminally ill patient, the nurse must include the p Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 When planning the care of a terminally ill patient, the nurse must include the prevention of pain and relief from discomfort. When administering pain medication, the nurse must keep in mind that:
1. narcotics have the potential for addiction. 2. pain medication must be given before the pain becomes unbearable. 3. pain medication should be given no more often than every 6 hours. 4. narcotics must be given PRN only. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: When planning the care of a terminally ill patient, the nurse must include the p Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 24, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: When planning the care of a terminally ill patient, the nurse must include the p Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
Title: Re: When planning the care of a terminally ill patient, the nurse must include the p Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 27, 2014 Welcome :)
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