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Chapter 13, Comfort and Pain Management With the realization that pain is highly prevalent among older adults, please answer the following questions: What are some ways you as the nurse can utilize to determine pain in the older adult?  What are some of the potential barriers related  to self-reporting of pain in the older adult? Please use your textbook as, at least, one reference Please abide by APA 7th edition format in your writing.  Answers should be 2-3 Paragraphs made up of 3-4 sentences each, at least 250 words (more or less) in length.Gerontological Nursing Ninth Edition 2 Gerontological Nursing Ninth Edition Charlotte Eliopoulos, PhD, MPH, RN Specialist in Holistic Gerontological Care 3 Acquisitions Editor: Natasha McIntyre Director of Product Development: Jennifer K. Forestieri Development Editor: Meredith L. Brittain Editorial Assistant: Leo Gray Production Project Manager: Priscilla Crater Design Coordinator: Elaine Kasmer Illustration Coordinator: Jennifer Clements Manufacturing Coordinator: Karin Duffield Production Services/Compositor: SPi Global 9th Edition Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies or scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered by the above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Wolters Kluwer at Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, via email at [email protected], or via our website at lww.com (products and services). Nursing diagnoses in this title are reprinted with permission from: Herdman, T.H. & Kamisuru, S. (Eds.) Nursing Diagnoses — Definitions and Classification 2015-2017. Copyright © 2014, 1994-2014 NANDA International. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons Limited. In order to make safe and effective judgments using NANDA-I nursing diagnoses it is essential that nurses refer to the definitions and defining characteristics of the diagnoses listed in this work. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in China Cataloging in Publication data available on request from publisher ISBN 9780060000387 This work is provided “as is,” and the publisher disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, including any warranties as to accuracy, comprehensiveness, or currency of the content of this work. This work is no substitute for individual patient assessment based upon healthcare professionals’ examination of each patient and consideration of, among other things, age, weight, gender, current or prior medical conditions, medication history, laboratory data and other factors unique to the patient. The publisher does not provide medical advice or guidance and this work is merely a reference tool. Healthcare professionals, and not the publisher, are solely responsible for the use of this work including all medical judgments and for any resulting diagnosis and treatments.  Given continuous, rapid advances in medical science and health information, independent professional verification of medical diagnoses, indications, appropriate pharmaceutical selections and dosages, and treatment options should be made and healthcare professionals