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Pain is often undertreated in the elderly. What is given the most often by healthcare providers for that undertreatment?
1. Pain is merely the absence of the feeling good.
2. Pain is an abstract concept.
3. The elderly frequently complain of pain so it is hard to believe them consistently.
4. Pain is subjective and, therefore, it is hard to communicate its quality.
Pain is often undertreated in the elderly. What is given the most often by healthcare providers for that undertreatment?
Feedback for all incorrect answers:
Rationale: For any individual, pain is what the client says it is. Items 1 and 2 are incorrect because the intensity, quality, and duration are hard to communicate effectively for anyone. The last response is correct because the nurse should accept the client’s description of their pain and respond appropriately.
1. Pain is merely the absence of the feeling good.
Incorrect
2. Pain is an abstract concept.
Incorrect
3. The elderly frequently complain of pain so it is hard to believe them consistently.
Incorrect
4. Pain is subjective and, therefore, it is hard to communicate its quality.
Correct