The nurse is using a pain scale that allows the patient to choose descriptors when describing the current level of pain. Which pain scale is the nurse using?
1) Numerical Rating Scale
2) Visual Analogue Scale
3) Faces Scale
4) Categorical Scale
ANS: 4
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