Hank is a student nurse who is assessing the pain of Thomas, a 15-year-old patient with cancer. Hank asks Thomas about precipitating factors, quality, relieving factors, where the pain is, the severity of pain, and the effect of the pain on Thomas
What is the other indicator that Hank should make part of his pain assessment? A. Medications Thomas is taking for pain
B. Timing of the pain
C. Side effects of Thomas's chemotherapy
D. Thomas's ability to take oral pain medication
B
Only the patient can describe pain characteristics. Patient self-report is the single most reliable indicator of the existence and intensity of pain and any related discomfort. Each pain characteris-tic presents implications for how you will help to manage patients' pain. The PQRSTU model is an effective tool for assessing pain in adults and determining interventions to relieve the pain.
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