Select the Most Reliable Indicator of Pain

question 15

Multiple Choice

Select the most reliable indicator of pain.

• A) A proxy pain rating by someone who knows the patient well
• B) Facial grimacing and crying
• C) The patient's self-report of pain
• D) Physiologic indicators, such as elevated vital signs

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Definitions:

Amounts

Quantitative measures or quantities of items or entities.

ΣX

Represents the sum of all values in a given data set.

n

Represents the number of observations or data points in a sample used for statistical analysis.

M

Often used to represent the mean or average value of a set of scores or measurements.