The patient has advanced cancer and is experiencing malignant pain.How should the nurse plan to manage this pain? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

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In managing malignant pain, it is best to use a dosing schedule that provides around-the-clock pain relief to prevent the patient from experiencing breakthrough pain. Augmenting the regimen with other pain relief measures for breakthrough pain can also help ensure that the patient remains as comfortable as possible. Using the intravenous route may be appropriate in some cases, but it is not necessarily the best option for all patients. Encouraging the patient to wait 10 minutes after pain medication is required is not recommended as it can lead to unnecessary suffering. Lastly, counseling the patient that it is not possible to eliminate all pain of cancer is true but not helpful in managing pain.

The Patient Has Advanced Cancer and Is Experiencing Malignant Pain