The nurse is caring for two postoperative clients that had the same procedure, but one client reports greater pain than the other. Which pain theory should the nurse recognize is useful in explaining this phenomenon?
A. Stress.
B. Pattern.
C. Specificity.
D. Gate control.
Answer: D
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