A patient recovering from a laminectomy reports a pain level of 10 on a scale of 0 to 10 and believes something must be wrong because the pain is worse than it was before the surgery. How should the nurse respond?
A. "I'm sure you will need more surgery, so I will be back to get you."
B. "The discomfort is not pain but rather muscle spasms."
C. "Pain is an indication that something is wrong. I will contact the surgeon."
D. "The surgery caused edema of the nerve roots, which increases the amount of pain."
Answer: D
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