An older patient is complaining of not being able to sleep because of leg pain. What is the first thing that the nurse should identify when relieving the patient's pain?
A) Cause of the pain
B) Psychological factors
C) Sleeping position at night
D) Medications that could interfere with sleep
A
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Identifying the cause of the pain is the essential first step to controlling it. Once the cause of the pain is identified, interventions can be implemented to try to control it. Psychological factors, sleeping position, and medications that interfere with sleep would then be analyzed once the cause of the pain is identified.
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