The nurse prepares to administer a prn pain medication by IM injection

The nurse prepares to administer a prn pain medication by IM injection. The client refuses the in-jection stating that “I don’t like shots.” The best reaction by the nurse is to:

1. Contact the physician for pain medication to be given by a different route
2. Instruct the client that he or she needs to be brave and take the shot
3. Contact the nursing supervisor to talk with the client
4. Inform the client that the injection is the only route that the pain medication is ordered

ANSWER

ANS: 1
It is the right of the client to receive medications safely without discomfort in accordance with the six rights of medication administration.