A nurse is caring for a female client with Alzheimer's disease who recently had a fall. The client has aphasia and is unable to self-report. They are breathing noisily, frowning, groaning occasionally, and appearing restless.
What should the nurse do?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

A nurse is caring for a female client with Alzheimer's disease who recently had a fall. The client has aphasia and is unable to self-report. They are breathing noisily, frowning, groaning occasionally, and appearing restless.  
   What should the nurse do? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Estimate that the client is in moderate pain and administer acetaminophen PRN

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Administer lorazepam PRN

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Estimate that the client is in severe pain and administer morphine sulfate PRN

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Assess the client's pain severity using the numeric rating scale

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