The nurse caring for a client in pain is aware that which type of pain is usually the result of direct stimulation of intact afferent nerve endings?

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Somatic pain is the result of direct stimulation of intact afferent nerve endings in the skin, muscles, bones or connective tissue. Visceral pain, on the other hand, results from stretching, distension or inflammation of internal organs. Neuropathic pain stems from injury or dysfunction of the nervous system itself, while referred pain is felt in a location other than the source of the stimulus.

The Nurse Caring for a Client in Pain Is Aware