A client is admitted with cellulitis of the left leg. The nurse develops a nursing diagnosis of Acute pain related to tissue injury and inflammation, as evidenced by redness, swelling, and complaint of pain at 7 on the 0–10 pain scale
A characteristic defining this nursing diagnosis is:
a. tissue injury.
b. inflammation.
c. cellulitis.
d. complaint of pain at 7 on scale of 0–10.
ANS: D
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