A nurse is documenting the intensity of a patient's pain. What would be the most accurate entry?

A) "Patient complaining of severe pain."
B) "Patient appears to be in a lot of pain and is crying."
C) "Patient states has pain; walking in hall with ease."
D) "Patient states pain is a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10."


D

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