The Nurse Is Assessing a Client's Level of Pain

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client's level of pain.Which open-ended should the nurse use for this situation?

• A)"Is your pain worse at night?"
• B)"What brought you to the clinic?"
• C)"How has the pain impacted your life?"
• D)"You're feeling down about having pain,aren't you?"

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Definitions:

Circadian Symptoms

Manifestations or changes in physical, mental, or behavioral patterns that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle.

REM Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, dreaming, and increased brain activity similar to wakefulness.

Non-REM Sleep

Non-REM sleep refers to the part of the sleep cycle that includes deep sleep stages but not rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, characterized by slower brain waves and physical recovery.

Cycle

A series of events or processes that repeat in a predictable sequence, often used to describe natural phenomena, systems, or routines.