Medications including endorphins help to increase the client's pain threshold and increase the client's pain tolerance. The central nervous system produces endorphins that are naturally occurring substances that relieve pain
The nurse is reviewing with a group of student nurses what pain tolerance is. What is the best response by a student nurse about pain tolerance? A) Lowest intensity of a stimulus that causes the subject to recognize pain
B) Highest intensity of a stimulus that causes the subject to recognize pain
C) Point at which a person can endure the pain
D) Point at which a person can no longer endure the pain
D
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Pain tolerance denotes the point at which a person can no longer endure pain. A person's pain threshold is the lowest intensity of a stimulus that causes the subject to recognize pain.
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