A nurse is acting as a preceptor for a new nurse on the oncology unit. To evaluate the new nurse's understanding of pain, the nurse asks, "Which statement is correct regarding the differences between nociceptive and neuropathic pain?"
a. The two types of pain result from injury to nerves.
b. The two types of pain respond differently to analgesic drugs.
c. Somatic pain is a common subtype of neuropathic pain.
d. Neuropathic pain is more common than nociceptive pain in cancer patients.
B
These two forms of pain respond differently to analgesic drugs.
Nociceptive pain results from injury to tissue, whereas neuropathic pain results from injury to peripheral nerves.
Somatic pain is not a common subtype of neuropathic pain, but rather nociceptive pain.
Among cancer patients, nociceptive pain is more common than neuropathic pain.
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