A nurse is caring for a 76-year-old client. The nurse suspects that the client may be minimizing her pain. Which should the nurse recognize as a common reason for this behavior in older adults?

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A)Older adults see pain as a natural progression of aging. As such, many elderly patients tend to downplay the extent of their pain, which leads to undertreatment of pain. The nurse should be aware when assessing for pain that the older adult may not rate his or her pain realistically. Fear of addictive pain killers, admission to a rehabilitation hospital, and loss of sensation are unlikely to contribute to the older adult downplaying pain.
B)Older adults see pain as a natural progression of aging. As such, many elderly patients tend to downplay the extent of their pain, which leads to undertreatment of pain. The nurse should be aware when assessing for pain that the older adult may not rate his or her pain realistically. Fear of addictive pain killers, admission to a rehabilitation hospital, and loss of sensation are unlikely to contribute to the older adult downplaying pain.
C)Older adults see pain as a natural progression of aging. As such, many elderly patients tend to downplay the extent of their pain, which leads to undertreatment of pain. The nurse should be aware when assessing for pain that the older adult may not rate his or her pain realistically. Fear of addictive pain killers, admission to a rehabilitation hospital, and loss of sensation are unlikely to contribute to the older adult downplaying pain.
D)Older adults see pain as a natural progression of aging. As such, many elderly patients tend to downplay the extent of their pain, which leads to undertreatment of pain. The nurse should be aware when assessing for pain that the older adult may not rate his or her pain realistically. Fear of addictive pain killers, admission to a rehabilitation hospital, and loss of sensation are unlikely to contribute to the older adult downplaying pain.

A Nurse Is Caring for a 76-Year-Old Client