The client is admitted to the emergency department with ...

[soccerdreamer_17]

The client is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain. The client denies any nausea or vomiting. When asked, the client states the pain started 2 hours ago and describes the pain as cramping.
 
  The client is most likely experiencing what type of pain?
  1. Chronic pain
  2. Phantom pain
  3. Visceral pain
  4. Acute pain

Question 2

A client is experiencing pain after spraining an ankle. The nurse realizes the type of pain the client is most likely experiencing would be:
 
  1. Mild pain
  2. Severe pain
  3. Somatic pain
  4. Visceral pain

[adammoses97]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: Acute pain is pain that is directly related to tissue injury and resolves when tissue heals.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Mild is not a type of pain.
Rationale 2: Severe is not a type of pain.
Rationale 3: Somatic pain originates in the skin, muscles, bone, or connective tissue. The sharp sensation of a paper cut or aching of a sprained ankle are common examples of somatic pain.
Rationale 4: Visceral pain is that which originates within an organ.

[soccerdreamer_17]

Excellent

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