A new nurse reports to the precepting nurse that a client requested pain medication,and when the nurse brought it,the client was sound asleep.The nurse states the client cannot possibly sleep with the severe pain the client described.What response by the experienced nurse is best?
A) "Being able to sleep doesn't mean pain doesn't exist."
B) "Have you ever experienced any type of pain?"
C) "The client should be assessed for drug addiction."
D) "You're right; I would put the medication back."
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