A first-day post-operative patient who has had an open chole…
A first-day post-operative patient who has had an open cholecystectomy has a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) of hydromorphone (Demerol) ordered for her pain control. She states, “I am afraid to use it for fear of overdosing myself.” The most appropriate response by the nurse would be: a. “The PCA pump is actually quite safe and the nurses will carefully monitor for overdose.”b. “There is a lock-out mechanism, which is a safeguard, to prevent inadvertent overdosage.”c. “Statics show that less than 1% of clients overdose using the PCA pump.”d. “Just relax and don’t worry about overdosing. You will be fine.”
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