A female client with a long and complex history of chronic pain has begun a program of biofeedback with an advanced practice nurse. Together, the nurse and the client would identify what goal of this program?
A) The client will be able to lessen her pain through the use of massage.
B) The client will learn to alter her physiological responses to her pain.
C) The client will learn to cope more effectively and constructively with her pain.
D) The client will learn to identify the signs of impending pain more clearly.
B
Feedback:
With biofeedback, a client learns to control or alter a physiologic phenomenon (eg, pain, blood pressure, headache, heart rate and rhythm, seizures) as an adjunct to traditional pain management. Biofeedback does not involve massage or specific coping techniques.
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