On the first postpartum day, a patient who underwent a cesarean section requests pain medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A) The medication record should be reviewed to determine when the patient was last medicated for pain.
B) The location of the pain should be assessed.
C) Other nonpharmacological methods to reduce pain should be introduced to the patient.
D) The patient's vital signs should be assessed.
Question 2
A child's anemia was caused by exposure to an insecticide. What advice would you give his parents on discharge from the hospital?
A) He should eat a high-protein diet to maintain his energy.
B) He must return to the hospital for desensitization to the insecticide.
C) He must not be further exposed to the insecticide.
D) He will need to be administered a chelating agent weekly.
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