The Patient Returning from Surgery Complains of Incisional Pain That

question 19

Multiple Choice

The patient returning from surgery complains of incisional pain that is now rated 7 in intensity on the 1-to-10 pain scale.As a nurse,you know that pain is an example of:

• A) General adaptation syndrome
• B) Local adaptation syndrome
• C) Counter-current response
• D) Neuroendocrine response

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