A patient recovering from a lumbar puncture rates a headache as being 8 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. What action by the nurse is indicated?
A) Raise the head of the bed.
B) Assist to sit out of bed in a chair.
C) Encourage increasing oral fluid intake.
D) Turn patient on the side and massage the lower spine.
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