The nurse is using a pain scale that allows the patient to choose ...

[mckennatimberlake]

The nurse is using a pain scale that allows the patient to choose descriptors when describing the current level of pain. Which pain scale is the nurse using?
 
  1) Numerical Rating Scale
  2) Visual Analogue Scale
  3) Faces Scale
  4) Categorical Scale

Question 2

The nurse is providing care to several patients on a medical-surgical unit who are experiencing pain after surgery. Which patient may request herbal medications for the treatment of pain?
 
  1) African American male patient
  2) Appalachian female patient
  3) Arab American male patient
  4) Native American female patient

[coreycathey]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4

[mckennatimberlake]

Excellent

[epscape]

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