In studies of nurses' and children's perceptions of pain, findings indicate that:

a. children and nurses agreed on pain levels
b. children ranked their pain lower than nurses did
c. nurses could not even come close to the amount of pain the children experienced
d. children ranked their pain higher than nurses did


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A Correct: In studies of nurses' and children's perceptions of pain, findings indicate that children and nurses agreed on pain levels.
B Incorrect: In studies of nurses' and children's perceptions of pain do not find that children ranked their pain lower than nurses did; in fact, children and nurses agreed on pain levels.
C Incorrect: In studies of nurses' and children's perceptions of pain do not find that nurses could not even come close to the amount of pain the children experienced; in fact, children and nurses agreed on pain levels.
D Incorrect: In studies of nurses' and children's perceptions of pain do not find that children ranked their pain higher than nurses did; in fact, children and nurses agreed on pain levels.

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