NUR 2349 - Final Exam Key Concepts.

NUR 2349 - Final Exam Key Concepts/NUR 2349 - Final Exam Key Concepts. PAIN- Unpleasant sensory/emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage What is THE MOST RELIABLE INDICATOR OF PAIN??? What the patient says it is! How does age and gender affect responses to pain? AGE-Children learn directly and indirectly from their parents or other care providers about how to respond to pain. The child discovers what level of pain justifies a complaint, how to express the complaint, how and when to stop complaining, and whom to approach for relief of pain. The elderly often hesitate to report their pain because of the belief that pain is a normal part of aging and therefore to be endured, or they may fear their expressions of pain will not be believed. They may also be fearful of drug side effects and the potential for a