The nurse is caring for a male patient whose diagnosis of bone cancer is causing severe and increasing pain. Before introducing nonpharmacological pain control interventions into the patients plan of care, the nurse should teach the patient which of the following?

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Patients who have been taking analgesic agents may mistakenly assume that clinicians suggest a nonpharmacolgical method to reduce the use or dose of analgesic agents. Nonpharmacological interventions indeed reduce pain and their use is not limited to practitioners outside the healthcare team. In general, adverse effects are minimal.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Male Patient Whose Diagnosis