The nurse is interviewing a client who tells the nurse of experiencing decreased sensation on the left side of the body. After confirmation of this subjective data, which term will the nurse use when documenting this finding in the medical record?
1. Anesthesia.
2. Analgesia.
3. Hypalgesia.
4. Hypoesthesia.
Correct Answer: 4
Hypoesthesia is a decreased, but not absent, sensation. Anesthesia is the inability to perceive the sense of touch. Analgesia is the absence of painful stimuli, while hypalgesia is a decreased pain sensation.
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