Clients and health care providers often have beliefs about pain that can interfere with successful pain management. What is a common myth related to pain?
1. Clients in pain do not necessarily look and act as if they are in pain.
2. Clients can sleep even when experiencing pain.
3. Vital signs are reliable indicators of pain.
4. Clients rarely become addicted to pain medication.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: This is accurate. Not all clients show or report pain accurately.
Rationale 2: This is accurate. Excessive sleep can be a coping mechanism for some people with severe or chronic pain.
Rationale 3: This is an inaccurate belief. Vital signs can be an unreliable indicator of pain; they return to normal as the body adapts to pain.
Rationale 4: This is accurate. The incidence of addiction to opioids is less than 1% in clients with no previous history of drug abuse.
Global Rationale: A common myth regarding pain is that vital signs can be an unreliable indicator of pain; they return to normal as the body adapts to pain. The other statements regarding pain are accurate.
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