An older male adult who is Hispanic states he is not having pain, but he had knee re-placement surgery 2 days ago
Which is the best pain assessment tool as recommended by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) from "Try This" for the nurse to apply for this man? a. Numeric Rating Scale
b. Verbal Descriptor Scale
c. Iowa Pain Thermometer
d. Faces Pain Scale–revised
D
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A Incorrect. The Numeric Rating Scale is valid and reliable, but older adults who are Hispanic prefer using the RPS-R.
B Incorrect. The Verbal Descriptor Scale is valid and reliable, but older adults who are Hispanic prefer using the RPS-R.
C Incorrect. The Iowa Pain Thermometer is valid and reliable, but older adults who are Hispanic prefer using the RPS-R.
D Correct. Hispanic males are less likely to report pain because their culture tells them to deny and withstand pain without complaining. The nurse uses the Faces Pain Scale–revised (FPS-R) to validate the patient report because the postopera-tive period in knee replacement surgery is very painful, and this makes the nurse think he is likely to have pain. The HIGN has data to support the claim that Hispanic and African American older adults preferred using the FPS-R for eva-luating their pain.
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