The nurse is assessing the postoperative client's pain. This client had surgery two hours ago, involving the stomach, and diaphragm. What will be the most appropriate description of this client's pain?
1. Acute, neuropathic, and visceral
2. Chronic, somatic, and referred
3. Acute, visceral, referred
4. Acute, cutaneous, phantom
3
Rationale: Pain that lasts only through the recovery period is described as acute pain; neuropathic pain is the result of a disturbance of the nerve pathways either from past or continuing tissue damage that results in pain; visceral pain results from stimulation of pain receptors in the abdominal cavity, cranium, and thorax
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An older adult being treated for a burn on his lower leg and foot is surprised at its severity. He says, "It really didn't hurt very badly when I did it." What should the nurse consider before responding?
1. Patients can block out portions of painful stimuli if it is overwhelming. 2. Aging can decrease touch sensitivity to the feet and lower legs. 3. Poor circulation has probably resulted in death of the nerve endings in the patient's legs. 4. Burns on the legs often appear very severe because the skin is so thin.
The unifying force in a discipline that names the phenomena of concern to that discipline is referred to as a
a. grand theory c. paradigm b. phenomenon d. metaparadigm
To reduce possible side effects from a cesarean section under general anesthesia, clients are routinely given which type of medication?
1. Antacids 2. Tranquilizers 3. Antihypertensives 4. Anticonvulsants
Which of the following apply to the control centre?
a. It sets the limits for a specific variable b. It integrates the information received with other information c. It sends instructions to change the action of the effector d. a. and c. above only e. a., b. and c. above