A nurse is participating in a care conference for a postoperative client who has been reporting frequent, unrelieved acute pain. Which statements suggest that the nurse understands the principles of effective pain management? Select all that apply.
-Pain can be treated with pharmacologic and/or nonpharmacologic therapies.
-Pain exists when and where the client says it exists.
-Clients from Eastern cultures usually require less pain medication.
-Postoperative pain should only be assessed by the health care provider.
-Family members can influence a client's response to pain.
-Pain is an emotional response to tissue inflammation or damage.
