A client who is near death is receiving hospice care to manage severe pain. The client is receiving a narcotic pain medication intravenously per a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. The client is lethargic and is sleeping much of the time. BHe has not complained of any pain for the last 12 hours. The nurse plans care based on the fact that the client:
[Answered]: A client who is near death is receiving hospice…
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