A patient has abdominal pain after gallbladder surgery. For which type of pain should the nurse provide care?
a. Chronic
b. Nociceptive
c. Neuropathic
d. Non-physiological
ANS: B
Nociception refers to the body's normal or physiological reaction to noxious stimuli, such as tissue damage (e.g., surgery), with the release of pain-producing substances. C. Neuropathic pain is associated with injury to either the peripheral or central nervous system. A. Surgery is associated with acute, not chronic, pain. D. Surgical pain has a physiological cause.
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