When assessing a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of visceral pain would be:
a. Hip fracture.
b. Cholecystitis.
c. Second-degree burns.
d. Pain after a leg amputation.
ANS: B
Visceral pain originates from the larger interior organs, such as the gallbladder, liver, or kidneys.
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