- Administer less frequent doses to avoid over-medication.
- Administer the pain medication more frequently as per order and advocate for better pain management.
- Wait for the physician to proactively change the order.
- Tell the patient to endure the pain.
A nurse observes that a patient’s pain medication is being administered too infrequently, leading to uncontrolled pain. The physician’s orders allow for more frequent administration, but the day nurse is hesitant. What is the ethical action?
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