On the First Postoperative Day,a Patient with a Below-The-Knee Amputation

On the first postoperative day,a patient with a below-the-knee amputation complains of pain in the amputated limb.What is an appropriate nursing action?

A) Administer prescribed opioids to relieve the pain.
B) Ask the patient to ignore the pain because it is not real.
C) Loosen the compression bandage to prevent pressure on the surgical incision.
D) Tell the patient that this phantom pain will diminish over time with increasing awareness of the absence of the limb.