It is 2:00 am on a busy surgical unit. A new surgery patient, who had a nephrectomy late the previous afternoon, is experiencing a high level of pain. You have administered all the medication for...

It is 2:00 am on a busy surgical unit. A new surgery patient, who had a nephrectomy late the previous afternoon, is experiencing a high level of pain. You have administered all the medication for which orders were left without alleviating the pain. You have decided that the patient situation requires that you call the attending surgeon. What should you consider before calling? What information should you have? Are there other persons with whom you should discuss this before making the call?