A female patient tells the nurse that at times the pain she has is so severe that she cannot move or get out of bed at home. What should the nurse realize is contributing to this patient's pain?
1. gender
2. overuse of alcohol
3. overuse of pain medication
4. too much sleep and rest
Correct Answer: 1
The pain threshold is the point at which a stimulus elicits a response. Clinical and animal studies show that women have a lower pain threshold and experience a higher intensity of pain than men. Medications, alcohol, sleep, and rest may raise pain tolerance.
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