A client requests pain medication as a result of incisional pain following a Cesarean section. The client's pain level is five on a ten-point scale with 10 being the worst pain the client has ever had.
Thirty minutes after receiving the pain medication, the client states her pain is a two on the ten-point scale. What is the nursing process step that is described above?
A) Diagnosis
B) Evaluation
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Question 2
A nurse arrives to the unit and receives report from the night shift nurse. The nurse identifies what medications are necessary for the client prior to going to the patient's room.
Upon entering the room, the nurse introduces herself and takes a blood pressure and then listens to the client lungs, heart, and abdomen before checking pedal pulses and inquiring about pain. What is the name of this portion of the nursing process?
A) Diagnosis
B) Implementation
C) Assessment
D) Planning
Cross Section of Skin
Cross section of a myocardial infarction.
NCC MERP Index for categorizing medication errors algorithm.
Phases of pain physiology.
Pressure is a result of the atmosphere’s mass.
Measuring the client’s blood pressure