The nurse is giving a backrub to a patient to relieve pain. What pain theory is the nurse using?
a. Synergism
b. Gate control
c. Distraction
d. Guided imagery
ANS: B
The pressure of a backrub will close the gate, according to the gate control theory of pain.
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