As the nurse assesses a client's pain, the client asks about how pain is transmitted. Appropriate responses include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "The peripheral nervous system has sensory neurons who have a special function to detect tissue damage
2. "Pain receptors are called nociceptors"
3. Pain impulses stimulate the brain that then stimulates the spinal cord to release substances that block or decrease the pain impulses
4. Proprioceptor neurons respond to pain
5. Large, myelinated nerve fibers transmit pain impulses slowly
1,2,3
Rationale: The
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1. Ask direct questions to encourage talking. 2. Leave the client alone but check on her every 30 minutes. 3. Sit beside the client in silence, with occasional open-ended questions. 4. Take the client into the dayroom with other clients for added supervision.
I truly believe that I can do a great job on this project. I am expressing which of the four positive psychological capacities?
a. Hope b. Integrity c. Optimism d. Confidence
Compared with a younger individual, how is the specific gravity of urine in older adults affected?
a. Specific gravity of urine in older adults is increased. b. Specific gravity of urine in older adults is considered high normal. c. Specific gravity of urine in older adults is considered low normal. d. Specific gravity of urine in older adults is decreased.