Cancer and Oncology Q 3

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The home health care nurse is caring for a male client with cancer and the client is complaining of acute pain. The appropriate nursing assessment of the client’s pain would include which of the following?

  

    A. The client’s pain rating

    B. The nurse’s impression of the client’s pain

    C. Nonverbal cues from the client

    D. Pain relief after appropriate nursing intervention

    

    

Correct Answer: A. The client’s pain rating

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Option A: The client’s self-report is a critical component of pain assessment. The nurse should ask the client about the description of the pain and listen carefully to the client’s words used to describe the pain.

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Option B: Nonverbal cues from the client are important but are not the most appropriate pain assessment measure.

Option C: The nurse’s impression of the client’s pain is not appropriate in determining the client’s level of pain.

Option D: Assessing pain relief is an important measure, but this option is not related to the subject of the question.

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