A Nurse Works on a Postoperative Care Unit and Sees

A nurse works on a postoperative care unit and sees many patients who have orthopedic surgery. One patient complains of significantly more pain than the other postoperative patients usually do. What action by the nurse is best?

A) Explain to the patient that so much pain is not reasonable.
B) Ask the patient to rate and describe the pain.
C) Give the patient pain medications as prescribed.
D) Call the provider and request an extra dose of pain medication.