A patient complains of pain.When caring for this patient,the most important thing the nurse must recall is that
A) administering medications for pain will always lead to addiction.
B) the patient experiencing the pain is the authority on the pain that is being felt.
C) the patient's behavior is always consistent with the amount of pain experienced.
D) the extent of a patient's pain is related specifically to the type of illness the patient has.
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