A Client with Cholecystitis Has Pain in the Right Shoulder

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Multiple Choice

A client with cholecystitis has pain in the right shoulder area and asks,"What is happening to me? What did I do to my shoulder?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "You are weak from staying in bed."
• B) "Does your other arm hurt too?"
• C) "Sometimes pain from a certain organ is referred elsewhere in the body."
• D) "I am going to hold your medication until we can determine what is happening."

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