Besides controlling pain of the postabdominal surgery client with narcotics, the nurse suggests to the client that he:
A) focus on pain relief.
B) use distraction.
C) describe the pain.
D) think about the next dose.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Distraction is useful when clients are undergoing brief periods of sharp, intense pain, such as dressing changes, wound débridement, biopsy, or incident pain from shifting positions.
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