A patient with a long history of pain rarely appears to be in pain and often forgoes the use of pain medication. The nurse realizes that this patient

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A patient with a long history of pain often develops a higher pain tolerance due to repeated exposure to pain stimuli. This may result in the patient appearing to be in less pain than would be expected and forgoing the use of pain medication.

A Patient with a Long History of Pain Rarely Appears