A young adolescent client is in the hospital preparing for major surgery for the removal of a tumor on the kidney. The client's mother tells the nurse that she doesn't want her child to receive narcotics for postoperative pain. What is the nurse's best response?
A)"Okay, I'll tell the healthcare provider not to order any. Are you sure you want to do this?"
B)"The pain will be severe. Why don't we ask your child about this?"
C)"Your child's pain will be severe after the surgery. Can you tell me why you feel this way?"
D)"You do not have a choice of medication. Decisions involving pain relief are up to the healthcare providers."

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A)As a client advocate, the nurse should defend the need for effective pain medication by using assertive communication. Thus, the best response is for the nurse to tell the mother the truth about the client's pain and then explore the mother's objection to the drugs. Acceding to the mother's request is submissive communication and would not be in the best interests of the child. Telling the mother she does not have a choice is aggressive and untrue. Putting the child in the middle of the discussion is a divisive maneuver.
B)As a client advocate, the nurse should defend the need for effective pain medication by using assertive communication. Thus, the best response is for the nurse to tell the mother the truth about the client's pain and then explore the mother's objection to the drugs. Acceding to the mother's request is submissive communication and would not be in the best interests of the child. Telling the mother she does not have a choice is aggressive and untrue. Putting the child in the middle of the discussion is a divisive maneuver.
C)As a client advocate, the nurse should defend the need for effective pain medication by using assertive communication. Thus, the best response is for the nurse to tell the mother the truth about the client's pain and then explore the mother's objection to the drugs. Acceding to the mother's request is submissive communication and would not be in the best interests of the child. Telling the mother she does not have a choice is aggressive and untrue. Putting the child in the middle of the discussion is a divisive maneuver.
D)As a client advocate, the nurse should defend the need for effective pain medication by using assertive communication. Thus, the best response is for the nurse to tell the mother the truth about the client's pain and then explore the mother's objection to the drugs. Acceding to the mother's request is submissive communication and would not be in the best interests of the child. Telling the mother she does not have a choice is aggressive and untrue. Putting the child in the middle of the discussion is a divisive maneuver.

A Young Adolescent Client Is in the Hospital Preparing for Major