A registered nurse (RN)and nursing student are caring for a client who is receiving pain medication via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).What action by the student requires the RN to intervene?

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The client is the only person who should press the PCA button.If the client cannot reach it,the student should either reposition the client or the button,and should not press the button for the client.The RN should intervene at this point.The other actions are appropriate.

A Registered Nurse (RN)and Nursing Student Are Caring for a Client