A nurse is explaining pain control methods to a patient undergoing a bowel resection. The patient is interested in the PCA pump and asks the nurse to explain how it works. What would be the nurse’s...

A nurse is explaining pain control methods to a patient
undergoing a bowel resection. The patient is interested in the
PCA pump and asks the nurse to explain how it works. What
would be the nurse’s correct response?
a. “The pump allows the patient to be completely free of pain
during the postoperative period.”
b. “The pump allows the patient to take unlimited amounts of
medication as needed.”

c. “The pump allows the patient to choose the type of medi-
cation given postoperatively.”

d. “The pump allows the patient to self-administer limited
doses of pain medication.”