The nurse is caring for a terminally ill cancer patient who is receiving palliative care.The patient's wife asks how her husband's pain will be controlled as he nears death.Which is the nurse's best response?

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Oral and transdermal pain control methods are most often used for the terminally ill patient near death.An IV is not typically started on a patient near death who is receiving palliative care.Dying patients do experience pain.The plan of care should be in place for the patient receiving palliative care,so the physician would not be contacted for pain medication orders.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Terminally Ill Cancer Patient