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NClaborn

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During a home visit, the mother of a child with chronic pain is distraught because the child always seems to be uncomfortable despite receiving pain medication as prescribed.
 
  What should the nurse instruct the mother to do to help this child's pain? (Select all that apply.) A) Offer a back rub or other comfort measures.
  B) Stay with the child and offer love and support.
  C) Suggest the child learn to deal with the pain and grow up.
  D) Provide pain medication with a positive expectation that it will take the pain away.
  E) Ask the child what might help relieve the pain, such as extra pillows or a warm drink.

Question 2

An adolescent is being evaluated for appendicitis. When assessed for pain, the patient points to the lower left abdominal region. What type of pain should the nurse document that this patient is experiencing?
 
  A) Somatic pain
  B) Chronic pain
  C) Referred pain
  D) Cutaneous pain


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kiamars2010

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
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A, B, D, E
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Strategies to help a child with pain at home include offering a back rub or other comfort measures, staying with the child and offering love and support, providing pain medication with the expectation that it will take the pain away, and asking the child to explain what might help relieve the pain. Saying that the child needs to grow up can possibly shame the child and does not help deal with the pain.

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C
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Referred pain is pain that is perceived at a site distant from its point of origin. Somatic pain is pain that originates from deep body structures such as muscles or bones. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for a prolonged period or beyond the time span anticipated for healing. Cutaneous pain is pain that arises from superficial structures such as the skin and mucous membrane.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thank you


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No problemo


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