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The nurse has completed a preoperative teaching session with a client who will receive morphine via a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump after surgery. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further teaching?

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Answer: "I will remind my family member to push the PCA pump button for me if I doze off during the day."

Step-by-step explanation:

The PCA pump or a patient-controlled analgesia pump is a computerized pump which exhibits a syringe of medication as prescribed by a physician or doctor. The pump mechanism is connected with the patient's inter-venous system. It is set to deliver a small amount of medication as directed by the handheld button.

The patient can receive the morphine by himself or herself by pushing a handheld button for availing the drug to the body and no need to remind the family.

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