A nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing pain following abdominal surgery. What information is important for the nurse to tell the patient when providing patient education about effective pain management?
a. To prevent overdose, you need to wait to ask for pain medication until you begin to experience pain.
b. You should take your medication after you walk to make sure you do not fall while you are walking.
c. We should work together to create a regular schedule of medications that does not allow for breakthrough pain.
d. You need to take oral pain medications when you experience severe pain.
Answer: C
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