The Nurse Observes a Patient Lying Rigidly in Bed and Taking

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse observes a patient lying rigidly in bed and taking shallow breaths.The patient reports a pain score of 4 out of 5 and says,"My leg hurts." The nurse determines that the objective and subjective data are

• A) incongruent and require more assessment.
• B) insufficient to make any conclusions.
• C) congruent and support that the patient is in pain.
• D) unclear; the nurse needs to talk to the patient's family for more information.

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