A postoperative client reports incisional pain. The client has two prescriptions for PRN analgesia that accompanied the client from the postanesthesia unit. Before selecting which medication to administer, which action should the nurse implement?

Determine which prescription will have the quickest onset of action

Ask the client to choose which medication is needed for the pain

Document the client’s report of pain in the electronic medical record

Compare the client’s pain scale rating with the prescribed dosing