The nurse is evaluating care provided to a client recovering from hip replacement surgery. Which piece of documentation in the medical record indicates that the client has achieved the expected outcome for pain management?
A)The client states pain is a 6 on a numeric pain scale of 0 to 10 prior to evening care.
B)The client is crying and requesting pain medication prior to morning care.
C)The client is using a PCA pump around the clock and rates pain as a 2 on a numeric pain scale of 0 to 10.
D)The client refuses pain medication prior to physical therapy. Pain is rated as a 7 on a numeric pain scale of 0 to 10.

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A)Expected outcomes for pain management following hip replacement surgery are to minimize pain to a client rating of 3 or lower via medication administration, including use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)as appropriate. Completely eliminating pain is an unrealistic goal. Thus, only the client who is using the PCA pump and has a pain rating of 2 on a 0-to-10 scale has achieved an expected outcome for pain management.
B)Expected outcomes for pain management following hip replacement surgery are to minimize pain to a client rating of 3 or lower via medication administration, including use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)as appropriate. Completely eliminating pain is an unrealistic goal. Thus, only the client who is using the PCA pump and has a pain rating of 2 on a 0-to-10 scale has achieved an expected outcome for pain management.
C)Expected outcomes for pain management following hip replacement surgery are to minimize pain to a client rating of 3 or lower via medication administration, including use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)as appropriate. Completely eliminating pain is an unrealistic goal. Thus, only the client who is using the PCA pump and has a pain rating of 2 on a 0-to-10 scale has achieved an expected outcome for pain management.
D)Expected outcomes for pain management following hip replacement surgery are to minimize pain to a client rating of 3 or lower via medication administration, including use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)as appropriate. Completely eliminating pain is an unrealistic goal. Thus, only the client who is using the PCA pump and has a pain rating of 2 on a 0-to-10 scale has achieved an expected outcome for pain management.

The Nurse Is Evaluating Care Provided to a Client Recovering