Which statement made by a nurse represents the need for further education regarding pain management in older adult clients?
a. "Older adults are at greatest risk for un-dertreated pain."
b. "Older adults tend to report pain less often than younger adults."
c. "Older clients usually have more expe-rience with pain than younger clients."
d. "Older clients have a different pain me-chanism and do not feel it as much."
D
There is no evidence to support the idea that older adult clients perceive pain any differently than younger clients. The other statements are accurate regarding older clients and pain.
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