The nurse has completed a shift assessment on a client who has terminal breast cancer with extensive metastasis.The client tells the nurse,"Nothing helps the pain." What best describes the pain being experienced by the client?

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Intractable pain refers to pain that cannot be relieved or controlled by any means, including medication or medical procedures. Given that the client has said "nothing helps the pain," this suggests that the pain is intractable. The other options (referred, retractable, and radiating pain) do not accurately describe the client's reported pain.

The Nurse Has Completed a Shift Assessment on a Client