A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic pain from arthritis. Which action is best for the nurse to take?

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When a patient with arthritis has chronic pain, the best way to manage pain is to take medication regularly throughout the day to maintain constant pain relief. "Before any activity" is nonspecific, and the medication may not have time to work before activity. If the patient waits until having pain (7/10) to take the medication, pain relief takes longer. Nonpharmacological measures are used in conjunction with medications unless requested otherwise by the patient.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Chronic Pain