A 68-year-old client is admitted to the addiction unit after treatment in the Emergency Department for an overdose of Percocet (oxycontin). Her son calls the unit and expresses intense anger that his mother is being treated as a “common street addict.” He says she has severe back pain and was given that prescription by her doctor. “She just accidentally took a few too many pills last night.” Which reply by the nurse is most therapeutic?
1. “I understand that your mother may not have intentionally taken too many pills. This medication can cause one to forget how many have been taken.”
2. “It may be appropriate for your mother to be referred to a pain management program.”
3. “Unfortunately, it is fairly common for clients with pain to increase their use of pain pills over time.”
4. “I can hear how upset you are. You sound very concerned about your mother.”
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