A nurse is teaching an older adult client about managing chronic pain with acetaminophen (Tylenol). Which client statement indicates that the teaching is effective?a. 'I need to limit my intake of acetaminophen to 650 mg a day.'b. 'I can take oxycodone with the acetaminophen if it is ineffective.'c. 'I should take an emetic if I accidentally overdose on the acetaminophen.'d. 'I have to be careful about which over-the-counter cold preparations I take when I have a cold.'

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1. A nurse is teaching an older adult client about managing chronic pain with acetaminophen (Tylenol). Which client statement indicates that the teaching is effective?

a. 'I need to limit my intake of acetaminophen to 650 mg a day.'

b. 'I can take oxycodone with the acetaminophen if it is ineffective.'

c. 'I should take an emetic if I accidentally overdose on the acetaminophen.'

d. 'I have to be careful about which over-the-counter cold preparations I take when I have a cold.'