The nurse reminds a group of student nurses that the most significant problem associated with the use of "demand" or nurse-administered analgesia is
A) determination of the difference between pain control and addiction.
B) inability of heavily assigned nurses to respond in a timely manner.
C) pain medications being administered too close to one another.
D) the nurse's underestimation of the need for medication.

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The traditional method of treating pain is by nurse-administered pain medication. It is unfortunate that with this system pain is often significantly undertreated because nurses underestimate the client's need for pain medication.

The Nurse Reminds a Group of Student Nurses That the Most