Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) means
a. patients can have as much opioid as they want.
b. patients inform the nurse when they need pain control.
c. patients self-administer a predetermined dose of opioid at set intervals.
d. patients are taught to meditate to reduce pain.
ANS: C
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