A nurse would recognize that further instruction was needed if a nursing student expressed the assumption that a patient
1. Cannot be in pain if she is sleeping.
2. Is the pain expert.
3. May be able to get more rest with pain medication.
4. May experience sleeplessness because of the hospital environment.
ANS: 1
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