The client has pain in the lower back that radiates down the leg as the result of a herniated disk compressing the sciatic nerve that began 4 months ago. When documenting this client's pain, which term will the nurse use?
1. Acute somatic pain
2. Acute visceral pain
3. Chronic neuropathic pain
4. Acute neuropathic pain
Correct Answer: 4
The pain is considered acute because it has lasted less than 6 months, which is the NANDA-accepted definition of chronic pain. It is neuropathic pain because it is caused by damage to the sciatic nerve.
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