The nurse, caring for a patient recovering from surgery, knows that which intervention will provide the most pain relief for the patient?

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Offering pain relief before the patient complains of pain is a proactive approach to pain management that can help to prevent or minimize pain rather than having to treat an already-existing pain. It is important to manage pain as soon as possible to prevent it from becoming worse and to improve patient outcomes. Waiting for the patient to describe the pain specifically or assessing the pain level every four hours may lead to inadequate pain relief and unnecessary suffering for the patient. Allowing the patient to "sleep off" the anesthesia before providing pain medication may result in the patient waking up in pain, which can be detrimental to their recovery.

The Nurse, Caring for a Patient Recovering from Surgery, Knows