Your client, a 30-year-old, is being seen in the emergency room for a possible fractured leg. The client cries out in pain and asks for medication to help relieve it. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate?

1. Ineffective coping
2. Hopelessness
3. Acute pain
4. Chronic pain


ANS: 3

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