A patient has a sore, injured hip. If rising out of a chair causes the patient's back and upper leg to hurt as well, then a nurse would document the pain as
A) Referred pain.
B) Radiating pain.
C) Acute pain.
D) Intractable pain.

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Radiating pain is pain that spreads from the original site to another part of the body, which is consistent with the description of the patient's symptoms spreading from the hip to the back and upper leg.

A Patient Has a Sore, Injured Hip