The nurse is assessing a client who presents to the emergency department after recently being discharged from the hospital after a right above-the-knee amputation.
The client tells the nurse that her right foot hurts. Which type of pain does the nurse suspect that this client is experiencing?
1. Phantom pain.
2. Radiating pain.
3. Intractable pain.
4. Cutaneous pain.
Question 2
The nurse conducts a pain assessment on a client who has terminal breast cancer with extensive metastasis. The client tells the nurse, Nothing helps the pain. Which documentation regarding this client's pain is the most appropriate?
1. The client is experiencing referred pain.
2. The client is experiencing intractable pain.
3. The client is experiencing retractable pain.
4. The client is experiencing radiating pain.
Assessing Lung Sounds
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Nurse measuring the recumbent height of a toddler
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe
The client is positioned for the examination
Emergency Care