Since this patient is 1 day out of surgery, PO medications are not recommended, since this patient is very likely to have decreased bowel movements from abdominal surgery.

Moderate/severe postoperative pain is usually managed with short-acting opioids, since long-acting opioids have a higher risk of overdose and misuse. Based on the answer choices, patient-controlled IV morphine fits this criteria.

BDX, Naloxene all are self explanatory.

Aspirin cant be given due to bleeding risk.

Pain is moderate to severe. there goes ibuprofen...they are for mild to mod.

Fentanyl to dangerous. transcutaneous patch means long duration of action which is needed for cancer pain that wont go away ever.

so u give morphine....patient controlled.