How should the nurse respond when a patient asks the difference between acute and chronic hip pain?

Question

A) "An acute illness develops over a longer period of time than a chronic one."
B) "A chronic illness is more serious than an acute illness."
C) "A chronic illness is enduring while an acute illness is short term."
D) "A chronic illness is life threatening while an acute illness is not."

Answer 1

C) "A chronic illness is enduring while an acute illness is short term."

Explanation: A) An acute injury or disease is one that appears quickly; a chronic condition has an enduring quality with lasting implications. An important point is that neither of these terms relates to severity or degree of injury or disease. For example, when an individual sprains an ankle, an acute injury, the injury is sudden but might not have significant lasting implications. In contrast, with a chronic disease, there are several states that may be enduring and lasting (such as a mild case of osteoarthritis) but without significant impairment of functional ability.
B) An acute injury or disease is one that appears quickly; a chronic condition has an enduring quality with lasting implications. An important point is that neither of these terms relates to severity or degree of injury or disease. For example, when an individual sprains an ankle, an acute injury, the injury is sudden but might not have significant lasting implications. In contrast, with a chronic disease, there are several states that may be enduring and lasting (such as a mild case of osteoarthritis) but without significant impairment of functional ability.
C) An acute injury or disease is one that appears quickly; a chronic condition has an enduring quality with lasting implications. An important point is that neither of these terms relates to severity or degree of injury or disease. For example, when an individual sprains an ankle, an acute injury, the injury is sudden but might not have significant lasting implications. In contrast, with a chronic disease, there are several states that may be enduring and lasting (such as a mild case of osteoarthritis) but without significant impairment of functional ability.
D) An acute injury or disease is one that appears quickly; a chronic condition has an enduring quality with lasting implications. An important point is that neither of these terms relates to severity or degree of injury or disease. For example, when an individual sprains an ankle, an acute injury, the injury is sudden but might not have significant lasting implications. In contrast, with a chronic disease, there are several states that may be enduring and lasting (such as a mild case of osteoarthritis) but without significant impairment of functional ability.