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An 89-Year-Old Patient Was Transferred from the Nursing Home for Repair

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An 89-year-old patient was transferred from the nursing home for repair of a right hip fracture.She had a stroke that has left her aphasic.She is lying in bed quietly.When performing a pain assessment,the nurse should consider:


A) reports from the family or staff at the nursing home about changes in functional status.
B) that the patient is lying quietly in bed so she is not in pain.
C) that the patient's previous stroke interrupted pain pathways so she does not feel pain.
D) that older adults do not tolerate opioid analgesics.

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