Your client is a 45-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer that has metastasized to multiple skeletal sites. She rates her pain consistently as a 9 (on a scale of 0 to 10 with 10 being the highest rating),
despite the fact that she is taking an analgesic. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate?
1. Ineffective coping
2. Hopelessness
3. Acute pain
4. Chronic pain
ANS: 4
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