The nurse is caring for an older adult client with multiple fractures.How does the nurse manage pain in this client?

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The older adult client should never be treated with meperidine because toxic metabolites can cause seizures.The client should be managed with a PCA pump to control pain best.Motrin most likely would not provide complete pain relief with multiple fractures.IV morphine PRN would not control pain as well as a pump that the client can control.

The Nurse Is Caring for an Older Adult Client with Multiple