The Nurse Is Evaluating the Effectiveness of Guided Imagery for Pain

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of guided imagery for pain management as used for a patient who has second- and third-degree burns and needs extensive dressing changes. Which finding best indicates the effectiveness of guided imagery?

• A) The patient's facial expressions are stoic during the procedure.
• B) The patient rates pain during the dressing change as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10.
• C) The patient's need for analgesic medication decreases during the dressing changes.
• D) The patient asks for pain medication during the dressing changes only once throughout the procedure.

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Definitions:

Aromatic

A type of organic compound that contains one or more planar ring systems with delocalized pi-electron clouds, characterized by enhanced stability and distinctive smell.

Antiaromatic

Compounds that possess conjugated pi electrons in cyclic structures but with destabilization due to unfulfilled criteria for aromatic stability.

Nonaromatic

Describes a compound that does not meet the criteria for aromaticity, lacking a cyclic, planar structure with a delocalized pi electron system over the ring.

Pyrene

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system.