A patient recovering from a laminectomy reports a pain level of 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. The patient says something must be wrong because the pain is worse than it was before the surgery. How should the nurse respond?

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The nurse should explain that post-surgical pain can be due to edema of the nerve roots, which is a common occurrence after a laminectomy and can temporarily increase pain levels.

A Patient Recovering from a Laminectomy Reports a Pain Level