Question

While caring for a patient with cancer pain, the nurse knows that a multimodal analgesia plan includes: (Select all that apply)

1. Using analgesics such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) along with opioids
2. Stopping acetaminophen when the pain becomes very severe
3. Avoiding polypharmacy by limiting use of medication to one agent at a time
4. Avoiding total sedation, regardless of the severity of the pain
5. The use of adjuvants (co-analgesics) such as gabapentin (Neurontin) to manage neuropathic type pain

Answer 1

A multimodal analgesia plan for cancer pain includes using analgesics such as NSAIDs along with opioids, and using adjuvants to manage neuropathic pain.

Step-by-step explanation:

A multimodal analgesia plan for a patient with cancer pain includes:

1. Using analgesics such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) along with opioids.
2. The use of adjuvants (co-analgesics) such as gabapentin (Neurontin) to manage neuropathic type pain.

3. Avoiding polypharmacy by limiting use of medication to one agent at a time.

4. Avoiding total sedation, regardless of the severity of the pain.

Stopping acetaminophen when the pain becomes very severe is not a part of a multimodal analgesia plan for cancer pain.