A nurse is caring for a client from Taiwan who constantly requests pain medication. What should the nurse consider when assessing the client's pain?
A) Most people react to pain in the same way.
B) Pain in adults in less intense than pain in children.
C) The client has a low pain tolerance.
D) Pain is what the client says it is.
Ans: D
Pain is what the client says it is, and nursing care should always be individualized. The nurse respects the client's right to respond to pain in whatever manner is culturally and individually appropriate and never stereotypes a client's perceptions or responses to pain. Pain tolerance is subjective; again, the client's pain is what she says it is.
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