A 78-year-old patient is admitted to the unit with abdominal pain. The nurse doing the admission assessment knows what about pain in older adults?
A) Older adults have fewer nerve fibers; therefore, they feel less pain
B) Older adults may be reluctant to report pain
C) Older adults are always in chronic pain
D) Older adults are stoic and expect to be in pain
B
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