A patient complains of dull, aching pain in the lower back. The nurse plans to provide relief from which kind of pain?
1. Acute pain
2. Somatic pain
3. Neuropathic pain
4. Visceral pain
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Rationale 1: There is not enough information provided to determine if this pain is acute.
Rationale 2: Somatic pain is sharp and localized.
Rationale 3: The nurse cannot determine if this pain is neuropathic in origin.
Rationale 4: Visceral pain is defined as a dull, throbbing, or aching pain.
Global Rationale: Visceral pain is defined as a dull, throbbing, or aching pain. There is not enough information provided to determine if this pain is acute. Somatic pain is sharp and localized. The nurse cannot determine if this pain is neuropathic in origin.
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