The nurse is assessing the amount of pain that a terminally ill patient is experiencing. This is the first time the patient is being admitted to the hospital for care. Which of the following scales would provide the nurse with the most information?

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The McGill-Melzack Pain Questionnaire is a widely used assessment tool that measures subjective pain experience using sensory, affective, and evaluative dimensions. This questionnaire utilizes a series of adjectives to describe the characteristics and intensity of pain. It is most useful in the initial assessment and for research. Since the nurse is assessing the patient's pain for the first time, the scale rating from 0 to 10 might not provide enough information, nor would The Wong-Baker and Pritchett and Hull scales.

The Nurse Is Assessing the Amount of Pain That a Terminally