Author Question: The nurse is giving a backrub to a client. The nurse uses a variety of patterns when giving the back ... (Read 142 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The nurse is giving a backrub to a client. The nurse uses a variety of patterns when giving the back rub. What pattern is being used by the nurse when giving effleurage?

A) Stroking the large surfaces of the client's back in long, smooth strokes, with the palms of the hands
B) Pressing on muscle groups or single muscles, picking them up and squeezing them gently
C) Using light tapping with the edge of the hands to stimulate circulation
D) Rubbing around the bony prominences of the client's body, such as at the end of the spine and along each shoulder blade

Question 2

The client asks the nurse why the physician has recommended that surgery be done to alleviate the pain by cutting the nerves that transmit the pain sensation. What type of pain may be best alleviated by surgery?

A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Referred
D) Nociceptive

ju · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Stroking (effleurage): Stroke the large surfaces of the client's back in long, smooth strokes, with the palms of the hands. Kneading (ptrissage or foulage): Press on muscle groups or single muscles, picking them up and squeezing them gently. Tapping (tapotement): Use a light tapping with the edge of the hands (the edge farthest from the thumb) to stimulate circulation. Friction: Rub around the bony prominences of the client's body, such as at the end of the spine and along each shoulder blade.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Surgery may be necessary to alleviate certain types of chronic pain, not acute, nociceptive, or referred pain.