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KWilfred

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When assessing the quality of a patient's pain, the nurse should ask which question?
 
  a. When did the pain start?
  b. Is the pain a stabbing pain?
  c. Is it a sharp pain or dull pain?
  d. What does your pain feel like?

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing the principles of nociception. During which phase of nociception does the conscious awareness of a painful sensation occur?
 
  a. Perception
  b. Modulation
  c. Transduction
  d. Transmission



essyface1

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
To assess the quality of a person's pain, the patient is asked to describe the pain in his or her own words.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Perception is the third phase of nociception and indicates the conscious awareness of a painful sensation. During this phase, the sensation is recognized by higher cortical structures and identified as pain.



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