Match the following types of pain in the left column with a category of pain from the upper right column and an example of the source of the pain from the lower right column.

Match the following types of pain in the left column with a category of pain from the upper right column and an example of the source of the pain from the lower right column.

Priority Decision: A terminally ill patient is unresponsive and has cold, clammy skin with mottling on the extremities. The patient’s husband and two grown children are arguing at the bedside about where the patient’s funeral should be held. What should the nurse do first?

Priority Decision: A patient in the last stages of life is experiencing shortness of breath and air hunger. Based on practice guidelines, what is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

Joan is apprehensive about undergoing bronchoscopy. You respond by saying

Denise is recovering from an open cholecystectomy. You know that because of the location of the surgery, she has an increased chance of postoperative