A patient who has had good control for chronic pain using a fentanyl (Duragesic)patch reports rapid onset pain at a level 9 (0 to 10 scale)and requests "something for pain that will work quickly." How will the nurse document the type of pain reported by this patient?

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Pain that occurs beyond the chronic pain already being treated by appropriate analgesics is termed breakthrough pain. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to peripheral nerves or the central nervous system. Somatic pain is localized and arises from bone,joint,muscle,skin,or connective tissue. Referred pain is pain that is localized in uninjured tissue.

A Patient Who Has Had Good Control for Chronic Pain