The nurse recognizes that which of the following is a modifiable contributor to a patient's perception of pain?
a. Age and gender
b. Anxiety and fear
c. Culture
d. Previous pain experience
ANS: B
The nurse can take measures to ease the patient's anxiety and fear related to pain. Age, gender, culture, and previous pain experience are all nonmodifiable factors that the nurse can help the patient to understand, but the nurse cannot alter them.
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