A 50-year-old male cut his hand off while working in a sawmill.Several years later he still sporadically feels pain in the absent hand.What type of pain should the nurse document in the chart?

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The qualities we normally feel from the body,including pain,also can be felt in the absence of inputs from the body,such as is noted with phantom limb pain.
Neuropathic pain is initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system.
Visceral pain refers to pain in internal organs and lining of body cavities.
Chronic pain lasts more the 3 to 6 months and is not associated with loss of a limb.

A 50-Year-Old Male Cut His Hand Off While Working in a Sawmill.Several