An Asian American male client is operated on for gallstones. On the postoperative night, the nurse finds that the client is not sleeping and is tossing and turning. When asked about analgesics, the client expresses that he does not have pain
What nursing action is most appropriate?
A) Believing that the client has no pain
B) Assessing for non-verbal expressions of pain
C) Inspecting the incision site for any abnormality
D) Asking the client if he is feeling hungry
Ans: B
The nurse should be aware that in Asian American culture, men tend to control their emotions and expressions of physical discomfort. Keeping this in mind, the nurse should assess the client for non-verbal expressions of pain. The nurse should not believe the client when he says that he does not have pain because, after surgery, pain is likely to occur. The nurse may inspect the incision site, but it is not an appropriate action. Asking the client if he is hungry may be irrelevant.
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