The patient tells the nurse, “I really didn’t expect acupuncture to decrease my pain, but it actually did! Why did it work?” The nurse bases the response on which theory of pain control?
- NCLEX Practice
- Categories
- Basic Care and Comfort
- View Question
- Category: Basic Care and Comfort
- Difficulty: 4
Want help? View the answer with rationale.
Additional Basic Care and Comfort Questions
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 7
Which intervention is most important to preventing dermatitis in the patient who is incontinent following a recent cervical spinal cord injury?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 5
The 18-year-old patient presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of severe pain in the ankle after falling at work. Range of motion in the ankle is decreased and +1 edema is present. On x-ray, the bones of the foot and ankle are intact and the patient is diagnosed with a mild sprain. How does the nurse assess this patient’s pain?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 5
0
