Problem: A 71 year old male patient who is diagnosed with osteoarthritis and is currently experiencing severe pain of the right knee and lower back Additionally the patient has a medical history of hypertension and parkinson disease his current vital signs are 144/94 heart rate 101 respirations 22 temperature 98 patient prescribed medications are as follows norvsac 10 mg orally dailylasix 10mgs orally two times daily sinemet 25/100 mgs 3xdailyaspirin 81 mgs orally daily Tylenol 325 mgs 2 tablets every 6 hours needed for pain less than 4/10 on numeric pain rating scale
As a licensed practical nurse what patient centered approach in managing pain would you advise the patient?
How do you apply the nursing process to this scenario?