[Answered]: An adolescent client with sickle celtanemia is…

Question 12 An adolescent client with sickle celtanemia is experiencing a painful episode (vaso-occlusive crisis) and has a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. The current pain rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 at the right elbow. The nurse observes that the pump is “locked out” for another 10 minutes. Which action would the nurse implement? Turning on the television for diversion Placing the prescribed as-needed warm, wet compress on the elbow Clling the primary health care provider for another analgesix prescription Informing the client gently that they must wat until the pump reactivates to get more medication Corticent Nat Sure