RN Exam Practice
Pharmacological and Parenteral TherapiesQuestion 2165 of 2368

A 10-year-old will use patient-controlled analgesia. Which instruction to the family is most important?

  1. Only the child should push the medication button
  2. Parents may push the button when the child is sleeping and seems uncomfortable
  3. Any caregiver may push the button when the child looks like they are in pain
  4. Family members should push the button before painful procedures
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Correct answer: Only the child should push the medication button

When others push the button while the client sleeps or has no pain, too much medication may cause respiratory depression.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Planning Care for the Ill Child: Implementation (Take Action). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026