. The nurse on a medical floor is caring for a 42-year-old client diagnosed with acute exacerbation of pancreatitis. The client requests a pain medication for pain rated an 8 on a scale of 1–10. Which...

. The nurse on a medical floor is caring for a 42-year-old client diagnosed with acute exacerbation of pancreatitis. The client requests a pain medication for pain rated an 8 on a scale of 1–10. Which interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

1. Administer the pain medication intramuscularly only to prevent addiction.

2. Check the MAR to determine when the last pain medication was administered.

3. Check two client identifiers prior to administering the prescribed pain medication.

4. Assess the client’s respiratory and abdomen status.

5. Check the client’s amylase level on the chart.