To provide the best care to a client having pain, the nurse must assess which information in addition to using a pain measuring scale?
A) A record of any healing taking place in damaged tissue
B) Objective measurements of the tissue damage
C) The client's perception of the pain
D) The type of pain fibers conducting the pain

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Because clinical pain is subjective and no objective measures of it exist, the only persons who can accurately define their own pain are those experiencing the pain.

To Provide the Best Care to a Client Having Pain