Kevin is a registered nurse who works for the emergency department. He sees a lot of patients who seek services due to pain. One of the things that Kevin learned in nursing school and has been validated in his practice is that pain is:
A. caused by a single physiological sensation.
B. due to 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.
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