The nurse assessing a patient with chronic pain learns the patient is not able to sleep throughout the night. The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating:
1. Sleep deprivation because of poor pain control.
2. A side effect of chronic pain medication use.
3. The inability to cope with pain.
4. A way to be prescribed more pain medication without an identified need.
Sleep deprivation because of poor pain control.
Rationale: Pain has been associated with agitation, decreased mobility, and sleep deprivation. There is no evidence to suggest that this patient is experiencing a side effect of pain medication use or does not have the ability to copy with pain. The nurse should be nonjudgmental and not assume the patient is attempting to obtain more pain medication without an identified need.
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