Which of the following statements made by a nursing student regarding the cultural characteris-tics of pain requires immediate follow-up by the clinical instructor?
1. "I can tell when my Hispanic clients are in pain."
2. "Moaning is a classic sign of pain in most cultures."
3. "All clients will tell you when they need pain medication."
4. "Chronic pain is difficult to manage especially for the stoic individual."
ANS: 3
Nurses who are not familiar with how a particular culture or developmental group expresses pain can often miss the objective signs or assume there is a lack of pain when familiar signs are absent. Being culturally and developmentally aware and sensitive will improve your accuracy in making nursing diagnoses. "All clients will tell you when they need pain medication" is the correct an-swer.
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