Author Question: When a nurse asks a client to describe what a particular pain feels like, the nurse is attempting to ... (Read 59 times)

audie · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When a nurse asks a client to describe what a particular pain feels like, the nurse is attempting to identify which of these aspects of the client's pain experience?

a. aggravating factors c. onset and duration
b. intensity d. quality

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a client to correctly administer an inunction in order to maximize therapeutic effect. Which of the following products is an inunction?

A) Hydrocortisone cream applied to a client's rash
B) Barrier cream applied to a client's peristomal skin
C) Moisturizing cream applied to a client's dry skin
D) Potassium chloride elixir used to treat a client's hypokalemia

babybsemail · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
A nurse should obtain subjective data about the client's pain, including the client's own description of the pain; its location (where pain occurs); onset and duration (when pain began, how long it has existed, and any pain patterns); quality (what the pain feels like); intensity (how severe the pain is); aggravating and alleviating factors (things that increase or decrease the pain); factors accompanying the pain (impact on daily activities such as sleep and nutrition); and the meaning of pain to the client.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
An inunction is a medication incorporated into an agent (eg, ointment, oil, lotion, cream) that is administered by rubbing it into the skin. Unmedicated products such as barrier cream and moisturizing cream are not considered to be inunctions. An elixir is a form of compounded, liquid, oral medication.