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Chelseaamend

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A client with chronic pain asks if there are interventions to reduce the pain other than drugs. What should the nurse instruct this client?
 
  1. Take long walks for knee pain.
  2. Watch TV or read a book when pain is perceived.
  3. Notify the physician when the pain subsides.
  4. Perform acupuncture on the pain site.

Question 2

A client with terminal cancer pain is scheduled for a cordotomy. What should the nurse instruct the client about this procedure?
 
  1. Removes the nerve that is causing the pain
  2. Severs the dorsal roots and relieves pain in the head and neck
  3. Destroys the sympathetic nerves that are transmitting the pain.
  4. Interrupts pain transmission through an incision into the spinal cord tracts



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

1. Long walks for knee pain will likely exacerbate the symptoms.
2. Distraction works with chronic pain in many clients.
3. Notifying the physician is not a pain-relief method.
4. Acupuncture is performed by a professional.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4

1. Removing the nerve is a neurectomy.
2. A rhizotomy severs the dorsal spinal roots and relieves head, neck, and lung pain.
3. Sympathectomy destroys nerves involved in transmitting pain.
4. Cordotomy is an incision into tracts of the spinal cord and is used most for blocking abdominal or leg pain.





 

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