The client is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain. The client denies any nausea or vomiting. When asked, the client states the pain started 2 hours ago and describes the pain as "cramping."
The client is most likely experiencing what type of pain?
1. Chronic pain
2. Phantom pain
3. Visceral pain
4. Acute pain
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: Acute pain is pain that is directly related to tissue injury and resolves when tissue heals.
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a. "I need to stop the medication if my heart rate increases." b. "I should not drive while taking this me-dication." c. "I should take the first dose at bedtime." d. "I will stop taking the medication if I feel dizzy."
In which ways are critical appraisal of quantitative research and critical appraisal of qualitative research the same? (Select all that apply.)
a. Both are concerned with how well the author has established the objective truth of the data. b. Both must begin with an appreciation for the philosophical foundation of the research. c. Both define rigor in the same way. d. Both are designed to provide some evaluations about the intrinsic worth of the research. e. In both, the elements of the research report are identified. f. Both examine how well measurements in the data collection phase have maintained their precision.
A child has been admitted to the hospital unit in congestive heart failure (CHF). Which symptom related to this admission diagnosis would the nurse expect?
1. Weight loss 2. Bradycardia 3. Tachycardia 4. Increased blood pressure
The nurse monitors a 55-year-old man receiving spirolactone for:
a. hyponatremia. c. hypochloremia. b. gum dysplasia. d. gynecomastia.