When clients are aware that health care providers are actively engaged in pain management, research shows that the clients often respond in which manner?
1. They report a decrease in chronic pain.
2. They experience less anxiety.
3. There is no change in pain levels.
4. They report less acute pain.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: It does not result in fewer clients with chronic pain.
Rationale 2: When health care workers are engaged in pain management, clients have less anxiety with pain.
Rationale 3: Pain perception is actually decreased when health care workers are actively engaged in pain management.
Rationale 4: Clients do not have fewer episodes of acute pain.
Global Rationale: When health care workers are engaged in pain management, clients have less anxiety with pain. Having health care workers engaged in pain management does not decrease chronic pain or decrease episodes of acute pain. Pain perception is actually decreased when health care workers are actively engaged in pain management.
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