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jasdeep_brar

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on: Jul 11, 2018
What action should the nurse implement when assisting a postoperative patient with pain control and comfort?
 
  a. Pull the patient up in bed
  b. Lift the patient up in bed
  c. Tighten constricting bandages
  d. Restrict fluid and dietary intake

Question 2

The pain relief intervention that stimulates large cutaneous nerve fibers to close the gate is the _________ unit.
 
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chreslie

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Pain control and comfort measures include loosening constricting bandages, lifting, not pulling the patient up in bed, and preventing constipation by encouraging appropriate fluid and dietary intake.

Answer to Question 2

TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator

TENS stimulates cutaneous nerve fibers with electrical impulses, which follow the same spinal pathway as do pain impulses. The cutaneous nerves close the gate to the pain impulses.


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jasdeep_brar

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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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