[Answered]: The nurse is assessing the pain of a client 12 hours…

The nurse is assessing the pain of a client 12 hours post-op for a right knee replacement. The client rates their pain as 6/10. Based on an order of Hydromorphone 2-4 mg PO for moderate pain, what should the nurse do next? a) Give 2 mg so the client doesn’t become addicted.Page 20 of 24 b) Ask the client if the previous dose of 2 mg worked to control their pain.Page 5: c) Give the full dose of 4 mg so it lasts longer.d) Give 2 mg because that was the amount last given.