The nurse is caring for a patient with acute pancreatitis.To provide adequate pain control,the nurse

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Analgesic administration is a nursing priority.Adequate pain control requires the use of IV opiates,often in the form of a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)pump.In the case in which a PCA pump is not ordered,pain medications are administered on a routine schedule,rather than as needed,to prevent uncontrollable abdominal pain.Insertion of a nasogastric tube connected to low intermittent suction may help ease pain.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Acute Pancreatitis