A registered nurse working for the emergency department sees a lot of patients who seek services because of pain. The nurse is aware that pain is which of the following?
a. Caused by a single physiological sensation
b. Caused by a specific stimulus
c. Subjective
d. Universally the same for everyone
C
Pain is more than a single physiological sensation caused by a specific stimulus. It is subjective and highly individualized. The person having pain is the only authority on it.
According to McCaffery's classic definition, "Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does."
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