You are the emergency department (ED) nurse caring for an adult patient who was in a motor vehicle accident. Radiography reveals an ulnar fracture. What type of pain are you addressing when you provide care for this patient?
A) Chronic
B) Acute
C) Intermittent
D) Osteopenic
Ans: B
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Acute pain is usually of recent onset and commonly associated with a specific injury. Acute pain indicates that damage or injury has occurred. Chronic pain is constant or intermittent pain that persists beyond the expected healing time and that can seldom be attributed to a specific cause or injury. Phantom pain occurs when the body experiences a loss, such as an amputation, and still feels pain in the missing part. "Osteopenic" pain is not a recognized category of pain.
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