The Nurse Is Evaluating the Pain Descriptions of a Group
Question 40
Question 40
Multiple Choice
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 Physical assessment findings: Patient A A patient, three days postop abdominal surgery, who states, "My pain is decreasing in intensity but still rates it as a "5." Patient B An elderly, patient who states, "My pain has been with me for years and it still comes and goes." Patient C A patient who states, "I feel a strange burning and tingling below the incision where my leg was amputated." Patient D A patient who says, "I have a burning sensation across my face that comes and goes."
A) Patients A and D B) Patient A only C) Patients B and D D) Patient C only
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