A recently licensed nurse states, "My client keeps saying he is in pain. I don't believe him because I had the same surgery last year and didn't feel nearly as bad as he claims." Which response by the more experienced nurse is most appropriate?
1. "It sounds as if your client is a drug seeker."
2. "You should contact the healthcare provider."
3. "I would call the nursing supervisor for this one."
4. "Pain differs from person to person."
Correct Answer: 4
Pain has been defined as "whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he or she says it does." Pain reports will vary between people. There is no evidence that this client is drug seeking. Contact with the healthcare provider or nursing supervisor is premature at this time.
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