Which question helps the assistant gather useful information to report about a resident's pain?

• A.Would you like me to decide your treatment plan?
• B.Should I chart that you have no pain today?
• C.Can you guess which medicine you need most?
• D.What makes the pain better or worse?

Why

Asking what makes pain better or worse, along with location, intensity, quality, and duration, gives the nurse practical information. Assistants do not plan treatment, choose medicines, or chart pain that was not reported.

Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Pain Observation and Reporting · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-056).

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