The Client Has Pain in the Lower Back That Radiates

question 3

Multiple Choice

The client has pain in the lower back that radiates down the leg as the result of a herniated disk compressing the sciatic nerve that began 4 months ago.When documenting this client's pain,which term will the nurse use?

• A)Acute somatic pain
• B)Acute visceral pain
• C)Chronic neuropathic pain
• D)Acute neuropathic pain

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Definitions:

Rumination

The compulsive focused attention on the symptoms of one's distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions.

Ideas of Persecution

Thoughts or beliefs that one is being wronged, targeted, or persecuted unfairly, often without evidence and typically seen in various psychiatric conditions.

Self-actualization Drives

A psychological concept referring to the intrinsic drive within individuals to realize and fulfill their highest potential and capabilities.

Psychomotor Retardation

A slowing-down of thought and reduction of physical movements in an individual, often observed in major depressive disorders.