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The home health care nurse is caring for a client with cancer who is complaining of acute pain. The most appropriate determination of the client’s pain should include which assessment?

ExplanationThe client’s self-report is a critical component of pain assessment. The nurse should ask the client to describe the pain and listen carefully to the words the client uses to describe the pain. Nonverbal cues from the client are important but are not the most appropriate pain assessment measure. The nurse’s impression of the client’s pain is not appropriate in determining the client’s level of pain. Assessing pain relief is an important measure, but this option is not related to the subject of the question.