A 47-year-old female patient has a history of scoliosis and back pain. Which type of pain should the nurse realize this patient most likely is experiencing?
1. recurrent acute pain
2. ongoing time-limited pain
3. chronic malignant pain
4. chronic nonmalignant pain
Correct Answer: 4
Chronic nonmalignant pain is non-life-threatening pain that nevertheless persists beyond the expected time for healing. Chronic lower back pain falls into this category. Malignancy is not mentioned as a cause of the pain. Recurrent acute pain is characterized by relatively well-defined episodes of pain interspersed with pain-free episodes. Ongoing time-limited pain is not a commonly used term for pain.
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