Question of the Week – March 15, 2023

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Answer: 2

Rationale: The client’s perception of pain is the priority of pain data collection. The client is asked to identify the level of pain by a rating scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most severe. Nonverbal cues are objective data because they are observations made by the nurse. Prior documentation of the client’s pain does not reveal the client’s current pain. Once the client is medicated, you would evaluate the amount of pain relief by asking the client to rate their pain on the pain scale again.

Level of Cognitive Ability: Applying

Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Data Collection

Content Area: Skills: Vital Signs

Health Problem: Adult Health: Cancer: Esophageal/Gastric/Intestinal