The nurse asks a patient who refuses to take pain medication for chronic back pain to explain his reasons for avoiding medication. This nurse is attempting to:
1. Identify a barrier to the patient's pain control treatment plan.
2. Determine if the patient should remain in the hospital.
3. Decide if the patient is being argumentative.
4. Figure out if the patient should leave the hospital against medical advice.
Identify a barrier to the patient's pain control treatment plan.
Rationale: Identifying barriers to the pain control treatment plan can help with the development of assessment tools and educational materials to help with compliance on pain control. The nurse is not attempting to question the patient's admission or stay in the hospital, to decide if the patient is being argumentative, or if the patient should leave the hospital against medical advice.
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