Which alterations in the perception of pain by a laboring client should the nurse understand?
A) Sensory pain for nulliparous women is often greater than for multiparous women during early labor.
B) Affective pain for nulliparous women is usually less than for multiparous women throughout the first stage of labor.
C) Women with a history of substance abuse experience more pain during labor.
D) Multiparous women have more fatigue from labor and therefore experience more pain.

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Sensory pain for nulliparous women is often greater than for multiparous women during early labor. This is because nulliparous women have never experienced labor before, so they do not know what to expect and are more likely to perceive the pain as intense. Multiparous women have already gone through labor at least once, so they may perceive the pain as less intense or familiar.

Which Alterations in the Perception of Pain by a Laboring