A nurse evaluates a client's patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)pump and notices 100 attempts within a 30-minute period.Which is the best rationale for assessing this client for substance use disorder?

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The nurse should assess the client for substance use disorder because clients who are regularly using alcohol or benzodiazepines may have developed cross-tolerance to analgesics and require increased doses to achieve effective pain control.Cross-tolerance occurs when one drug lessens the client's response to another drug.

A Nurse Evaluates a Client's Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)pump and Notices