Author Question: Why is acute pain said to be protective in nature? A) It warns an individual of tissue damage or ... (Read 150 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Why is acute pain said to be protective in nature?

A) It warns an individual of tissue damage or disease.
B) It enables the person to increase personal strength.
C) As a subjective experience, it serves no purpose.
D) As an objective experience, it aids diagnosis.

Question 2

A home care nurse makes the following assessments of a wound: increased drainage and pain, increased body temperature, red and swollen wound, and purulent wound drainage. What wound complication do these assessments indicate?

A) evisceration B) infection C) dehiscence D) fistula