The nurse is teaching a student nurse about pain assessment scales. Which statement by the student indicates effective teaching?
a. "You cannot use a pain scale to compare the pain of my patient with the pain of your patient."
b. "When patients say they don't need pain medication, they aren't in pain."
c. "A patient's behavior is more reliable than the patient's report of pain."
d. "Pain assessment scales determine the quality of a patient's pain."
ANS: A
Do not use a pain scale to compare the pain of one patient to that of another. Pain is subjective and cannot be compared to the pain of another patient. Some patients do not express their pain (stoic) or do not wish to take medications to relieve the pain. This does not mean they aren't in pain. A patient's behavior is not more reliable than the patient's report of pain. Pain scales help determine severity or intensity, not quality.
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