The HCP is administering an intraarticular corticosteroid mixed with lidocaine to a client with severe osteoarthritis in the right knee. Which statement by the client warrants intervention by the...

The HCP is administering an intraarticular corticosteroid mixed with lidocaine to a client with severe osteoarthritis in the right knee. Which statement by the client warrants intervention by the nurse?

1. “I have taken off work tomorrow so I can rest my knee.”

2. “I am attending physical therapy once a week.”

3. “I alternate heat and ice on my knee when I am having pain.”

4. “I had one of these just last month and it really helped the pain.”