For a Client Whose Nursing Diagnosis Is Pain Related to Surgical

question 61

Multiple Choice

For a client whose nursing diagnosis is Pain related to surgical incision,one nursing intervention states,"Teach client to support or splint abdominal incision with pillow when coughing or moving." What type of nursing intervention does this represent?

• A)actual
• B)dependent
• C)independent
• D)interdependent

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning or prior conditioning.

Habituation

A decrease in responsiveness to a specific stimulus as a result of repeated experience with it.

Sensitization

An increased reactivity to all environmental events following exposure to an intense stimulus.