Question

A staff nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse and the new graduate is assigned to care for a client with chronic pain. Which statement, if made by the new graduate nurse, indicates the need for further teaching regarding pain management? 1) "I will be sure to ask my client what his pain level is on a scale of 0 to 10" 2) "I know that I should follow up after giving medications to make sure it is effective" 3) "I know that pain in the older client might manifest as sleep disturbances or depression" 4) "I will be sure to cue in to any indicators that the client may be exaggerating their pain"

Answer 1

Answer:4) "I will be sure to cue in to any indicators that the client may be exaggerating their pain"

Explanation:for the new nurse without the experience it may not be that easy to cue in to any indicators that the client may be exaggerating and before one can be said to be exxagerating their pain , test has to be done first before that can be established inorder to avoid speculations or misdiagnosis.