When Completing a Health History with a Patient, a Nurse

When completing a health history with a patient, a nurse should encourage the patient to describe the symptoms in objective terms.Which statement is a good example of the description of pain?

A) "This spot seems to hurt more right here."
B) "This pain is the worst pain in the world."
C) "My pain reminds me of when I hurt my foot last year."
D) "I would say my pain is a 5 on a scale from 1 to 10."

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