When planning care for the older adult experiencing pain, the nurse bases interventions on the realization that
a. generally pain control is less effective than it is for younger adults.
b. this cohort is less pain sensitive than younger adults.
c. older adults are more likely to verbally express pain than younger adults.
d. pain is undertreated in this cohort com-pared to younger adults.
D
Pain is underrecognized, highly prevalent, and undertreated among older adults.
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1. The Nursing Reform Act 2. The Nightingale Amendment 3. The Hatch Act 4. The Cox Amendment
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