During a home visit an older patient who is terminally ill can no longer talk. What assessment data will the nurse use to determine if the patient is in pain?
1. Cool, dry skin
2. Moaning while being turned
3. Cyanotic feet and lower legs
4. Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern
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Rationale: Cool dry skin may be present in a dying patient but is not a symptom of unrelieved pain.
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