When caring for a person who has had pain for 3 days, what physiologic signs of pain would a nurse expect to find?
A)Fever and muscle weakness or reports of fatigue
B)Irritability and depression or reports of insomnia
C)Decreased blood pressure or reports of nausea and vomiting
D)Increased heart rate and respiratory rate with diaphoresis

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Anxiety is common in acute pain states and is usually apparent in the alterations of vital signs. Tachycardia, hypertension, fever, diaphoresis, dilated pupils, and outward pain behavior such as moaning, touching, or rocking motions are discernible to an outside observer. Other physical manifestations include elevation of blood sugar levels, decreases in gastric acid secretion and intestinal motility, and a general decrease in blood flow to the viscera and skin. Nausea occasionally occurs.

When Caring for a Person Who Has Had Pain for 3