Fundamentals of Nursing: During an admission nursing assessment, a client with diabetes describes his leg pain as a "dull, burning sensation." The nurse recognizes this description to be characteristic of which type of pain?

a. Physiological
b. Visceral
c. Somatic
d. Neuropathic

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During an admission nursing assessment, a client with diabetes describes his leg pain as a "dull, burning sensation." The nurse recognizes this description to be characteristic of which type of pain?

a. Physiological
b. Visceral
c. Somatic
d. Neuropathic

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

a

Fundamentals of Nursing

During an admission nursing assessment, a client with diabetes describes his leg pain as a "dull, burning sensation." The nurse recognizes this description to be characteristic of which type of pain? a. Physiological b. Visceral c. Somatic d. Neuropathic

A

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