A medical nurse is appraising the effectiveness of a patients current pain control regimen. The nurse is aware that if an intervention is deemed ineffective, goals need to be reassessed and other measures need to be considered. What is the role of the nurse in obtaining additional pain relief for the patient?

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If the intervention was ineffective, the nurse should consider other measures. If these are ineffective, pain-relief goals need to be reassessed in collaboration with the physician. The nurse serves as the patients advocate in obtaining additional pain relief.

A Medical Nurse Is Appraising the Effectiveness of a Patients