When documenting the maximum amount of pain a client can tolerate, which term is the most appropriate for the nurse to use?
1. Pain threshold
2. Hyperalgesia
3. Pain tolerance
4. Allodynia
Correct Answer: 3
Pain tolerance is the maximum amount of pain a client can tolerate. Pain threshold is the lowest amount of stimuli needed for a person to label a sensation as pain. Hyperalgesia, or hyperpathia, denotes a heightened response to painful stimuli. Allodynia is pain produced by nonpainful stimuli, such as the touch of wind to the area.
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