The nurse will refer in his documentation to the patient's sensation of pain in the limb that has been amputated as:
A) Actual pain
B) Phantom pain
C) Ineffective coping
D) Referred pain
Ans: B
Feedback: Phantom pain occurs after the amputation and is described as a crushing, cramping, or twisting pain.
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