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A Nurse Uses the Checklist of Nonverbal Pain Indicators to Assess

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A nurse uses the Checklist of Nonverbal Pain Indicators to assess pain in a nonverbal client with advanced dementia.The client scores a zero.What action by the nurse is best?


A) Assess physiologic indicators and vital signs.
B) Do not give pain medication as no pain is indicated.
C) Document the findings and continue to monitor.
D) Try a small dose of analgesic medication for pain.

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