The nurse is caring for two clients with the same diagnosis. One client complains of pain rated 6/10 and the other client complains of pain rated 1/10. How does the nurse explain why these two clients experience such differences in their pain rating?
1. The client's reaction to pain is a subjective experience.
2. Both clients' reaction to pain should be the same.
3. The client with the pain rated 1/10 does not want to complain.
4. One client has progressed further in the disease.
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Rationale 1: The client's reaction to pain is a subjective experience. One client might experience severe pain while the other client does not.
Rationale 2:Reaction to pain is a subjective experience.
Rationale 3:Differences of the rating are based on the subjective evaluation of pain.
Rationale 4: Pain is a subjective experience.
Global Rationale: The client's reaction to pain is a subjective experience. One client might experience severe pain while the other client does not.
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