You Are Caring for a Patient Who Is Paralyzed from the Waist

question 4

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a large open wound on her right heel. When asked about her pain in that foot, she tells you it is a 0 on a 0 to 10 pain rating scale. What does this response indicate?

• A)The paralysis prevents her brain from perceiving the pain.
• B)The patient has chronic pain that does not trigger the stress response.
• C)She is afraid of becoming addicted if she takes the prescribed drug too often.
• D)This patient's acute pain has been effectively managed by the prescribed pain drug.

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Definitions:

Data

Information processed or stored by a computer, represented in a form suitable for processing by a computer.

Subpixels

The smallest physical units in a digital display, which combine to form pixels and control the display of colors.

Input Devices

Hardware components used to enter information and control signals into a computer system, such as keyboards, mice, and scanners.

GPS System

stands for Global Positioning System, a satellite-based navigation system used to determine the ground position of an object.