When conducting a class on pain for a group of nursing students, the nurse teaches that which of the following is typical of chronic pain?
1. The pain rating may be inconsistent with underlying pathology.
2. There is usually a clear physiologic cause.
3. Pain typically lasts 6 months or less.
4. The pain reported is usually less severe than acute pain.
The pain rating may be inconsistent with underlying pathology.
Rationale: Chronic pain is typically of 3 to 6 months in duration and may not have an identified physiologic cause. The client might not exhibit signs of pain such as elevations in vital signs, grimacing, writhing, or moaning as adaptation to the pain occurring. There is no indication that chronic pain is less severe than acute pain, although in some instances it may be more diffuse.
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