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The Nurse Is Evaluating the Pain Descriptions of a Group

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The nurse is evaluating the pain descriptions of a group of patients. Which patient's/patients' description is consistent with that of phantom pain?  Findings  Patient A  Patient B  Patient C  Patient D  Physical  A patient, three  An elderly,  A patient who  A patient  assessment  days postop  patient who  states, "I feel  who says,  findings:  abdominal  states, "My  a strange  "I have a  surgery, who  pain has been  burning and  burning  states, "My  with me for  tingling  sensation  pain is  years and it  below the  across my  decreasing in  still comes  incision  face that  intensity but  and goes."  where my leg  comes and  still rates it as  was  goes."  a "5."  amputated." \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline\text { Findings }& {\text { Patient A }} & \text { Patient B } & {\text { Patient C }} & {\text { Patient D }} \\\hline \text { Physical } & \text { A patient, three } & \text { An elderly, } & \text { A patient who } & \text { A patient } \\ \text { assessment } &\text { days postop } & \text { patient who } & {\text { states, "I feel }} & \text { who says, } \\ \text { findings: } &\text { abdominal } & \text { states, "My } & \text { a strange } & \text { "I have a } \\&\text { surgery, who } & \text { pain has been } & \text { burning and } & \text { burning } \\&\text { states, "My } & \text { with me for } & \text { tingling } & \text { sensation } \\&\text { pain is } & \text { years and it } & \text { below the } & \text { across my } \\&\text { decreasing in } & \text { still comes } & \text { incision } & \text { face that } \\&\text { intensity but } & \text { and goes." } & \text { where my leg } & \text { comes and } \\&\text { still rates it as } & & \text { was } & \text { goes." } \\&\text { a "5." } & & \text { amputated." } &\\\hline\end{array}


A) Patients A and D
B) Patient A only
C) Patients B and D
D) Patient C only

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