The nurse is performing a pain assessment when the older adult patient reports pain in his left shoulder that radiates down into the forearm.The nurse immediately:

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Assessment is essential in differentiating acute life-threatening pain from longstanding chronic pain.Otherwise,disease progression and acute injury may go unrecognized and be attributed to preexisting disease or illness.The patient may or may not be experiencing cardiac ischemia,the rapid response team does not need to be called,and the nurse can assess for other symptoms after determining if this pain is new or not.

The Nurse Is Performing a Pain Assessment When the Older