A male client has been in pain for 12 hours related to the presence of kidney stones and states, "I can't take this pain any longer. It is getting worse by the minute." What does the nurse understand about the client's ability to tolerate pain?
A) Fatigue diminishes the ability to cope with pain and heightens the perception of pain.
B) Men tend to report higher pain intensity and demonstrate lower pain tolerance.
C) Men tend to rate their pain at higher levels and report pain in more body regions than women.
D) Fatigue allows the client to feel less pain.
A
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Pain tolerance is the amount of pain a person endures once the threshold has been reached. The ability to endure a great deal of pain indicates a high pain tolerance; a low pain tolerance refers to very little ability to endure pain. Various factors can affect pain tolerance. For example, fatigue diminishes the ability to cope with pain and heightens the perception of pain. There are gender differences in pain tolerance. Men tend to report lower pain intensity and demonstrate higher pain tolerance; women tend to rate their pain at higher levels and report pain in more body regions than men.
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