Which one of the following nursing interventions for a client in pain is based on the gate-control theory?
a. Giving the client a back massage
b. Changing the client's position in bed
c. Giving the client pain medication
d. Limiting the number of visitors
A
The gate-control theory suggests that cutaneous stimulation activates larger, faster-transmitting A-beta sensory nerve fibres. This decreases pain transmission through small-diameter A-delta and C fibres. A back massage is a nursing intervention based on the gate-control theory.
Changing the client's position in bed is not a form of cutaneous stimulation used to relieve pain.
Giving the client pain medication is a pharmacological approach to relieving pain. It is not based on the gate-control theory.
Limiting the number of visitors may provide a quiet environment conducive to relaxation, but it is not based on the gate-control theory.
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