A patient has been receiving intravenous ketorolac 30 mg every 6 hours for postoperative pain for 4 days. The patient will begin taking oral ketorolac 10 mg every 4 to 6 hours to prepare for discharge in 1 or 2 days. The patient asks the nurse whether this drug will be prescribed for management of pain after discharge. The nurse will respond by telling the patient that the provider will prescribe a(n) :
A) different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for home management of pain.
B) fixed-dose opioid analgesic/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication.
C) lower dose of the oral ketorolac for long-term pain management.
D) intranasal preparation of ketorolac for pain management at home.
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