A 46-year-old patient in an acute care hospital recovering from a serious motor vehicle accident uses patient-controlled analgesia. Each day prior to beginning treatment, the patient’s pain level is assessed using a pain scale. Which pain scale would be the MOST appropriate to administer?

1. Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale 
2. McGill Pain Questionnaire
3. CRIES Pain Scale 
4. Descriptor Differential Scale of Pain Intensity

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