Which of the following statements made by the nurse regarding the clie

Which of the following statements made by the nurse regarding the client’s self-assessment of pain requires immediate follow-up regarding the personal nature of pain?

1. “The medication should be providing enough relief; try to ambulate her.”
2. “I’ve never known anyone to have such pain after that procedure.”
3. “He should be able to ambulate with only minimal pain by now.”
4. “She says she’s in pain, but she doesn’t act like she is in pain.”

ANSWER

ANS: 4
It is not the responsibility of clients to prove that they are in pain; it is the nurse’s responsibility to accept clients’ report of pain. Although the other options appear to be insensitive to the client’s pain, they are not as overtly critical.