A client has a diagnosis of chronic pain. The physician has prescribed tramadol hydrochloride (Ultram) for the pain. The patient also receives therapeutic touch (TT) from a practitioner three times a week. In this situation,
TT is considered to be which of the following?
a. A complementary modality
b. An alternative modality
c. A placebo response
d. Holistic healthcare
Question 2
A woman is receiving physical therapy after surgery to repair a hip fracture. She tells the therapist before therapy begins that she expects therapy to be very painful. She rates her pain as 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 before therapy.
Three minutes into the treatment session, the patient complains of excruciating pain rated as 10 and says she cannot tolerate exercise any longer. The therapist is concerned with the amount of pain, because severe pain is not expected during that form of exercise. The therapist considers the patient could be experiencing:
a. Phantom limb pain
b. Ineffective pain medication
c. A nocebo effect
d. A complication from the surgery
Otitis media. This illustration shows an inflamed tympanic cavity, which is the most common source o
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Chronic Renal Failure
The physician uses two hands for deep bimanual palpation.
Building a Client Base
Sites of referred pain