The nurse is notified when the patient, newly admitted with liver and gallbladder disease, complains of pain in the right midback and asks for some pain medication
As the basis for the assessment, the nurse uses knowledge of pain to determine that the patient: 1. is just complaining to see if the staff will give out pain meds.
2. has referred pain sensations and the nurse should follow orders for pain medica-tion administration.
3. has an injury on the back from an unknown cause that needs immediate assess-ment.
4. is a chronic complainer with anxieties about his condition.
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Referred pain is a very real physical complaint and the nurse should give the patient the pain med as ordered.
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