The nurse is managing care for a group of patients with pain. For ...

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The nurse is managing care for a group of patients with pain. For which health problem should the nurse expect the patient to experience acute pain?
 
  1. cholecystectomy
  2. phantom limb pain
  3. complex regional pain syndrome
  4. degenerative joint disease

Question 2

After assessing a patient for pain, the nurse concludes that the pain is caused by a mechanical stimulus. What should the nurse consider as a possible cause of this patient's pain?
 
  1. muscle tear
  2. burn
  3. frostbite
  4. myocardial infarction

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Acute pain has a sudden onset, is usually self-limited, and is localized. The cause of acute pain generally can be identified. It generally results from tissue injury from trauma, surgery, or inflammation. Surgical pain such as after gallbladder removal is considered acute pain. The neuropathic pain associated with amputation, phantom limb pain, may not begin immediately and may become a chronic problem. Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic exaggerated response to a painful stimulus. Degenerative joint disease is chronic; the accompanying joint pain is also chronic.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
There are three types of painful stimuli: mechanical, chemical, and thermal. Mechanical causes of pain include spasm, compression, or extreme muscle stretch or contraction. A muscle tear creates pain from a mechanical source. Myocardial infarction involves pain from a chemical source. Burn and frostbite involve pain from a thermal source.