Acute pain:
a. Is felt suddenly
b. Is felt in a body part that is no longer there
c. Is felt at the site of tissue damage and in nearby areas
d. Is constant or occurs on and off
A
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1. Hospital. 2. Extended-care facility. 3. Hospice. 4. Crisis center.
The nurse educator knows that one strategy to integrate cultural diversity in nursing is to:
1. Retain students from one cultural background. 2. Work within monocultural frameworks. 3. Recruit and mentor nursing students from diverse cultures. 4. Attract students from other disciplines to nursing.
The nurse is assessing a 3-year-old boy whose parents brought him to the clinic when they noticed that the right side of his abdomen was swollen. Which of the following findings would suggest this child has a neuroblastoma?
A) The child has a maculopapular rash on his palms. B) The parents report that their son is vomiting and not eating well. C) The parents report that their son is irritable and not gaining weight. D) Auscultation reveals wheezing with diminished lung sounds.
A patient scheduled for knee surgery tells the nurse, "I know I won't feel as much pain with this knee surgery as I did with the other one when I was 20 years younger." What should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. "There might be more pain, because the pain response can get worse with aging." 2. "You are most likely correct." 3. "It should not be quite as bad with the newer technology." 4. "Pain responses diminish with age."