Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems

A client hospitalized with sickle cell crisis frequently asks for opioid pain medications, often shortly after receiving a dose. The nurses on the unit believe the client is drug seeking. When the client requests pain medications, what action by the nurse is best?

A. Give the client pain medication if it is time for another dose.

B. Instruct the client not to request pain medication too early.

C. Give the client a placebo instead of pain medication.

D. Tell the client it is too early to have more pain medication.

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