The educator on an intensive care unit has drafted a new instrument aimed at gauging patient pain, but nurses have called into question the validity of the instrument. What is the nurses' most likely criticism of the instrument?
A) The instrument is more complex than instruments that already exist.
B) Results of using the instrument will vary greatly from patient to patient.
C) The instrument does not actually measure pain.
D) The nurse did not integrate existing evidence into the development of the instrument.
C
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