Question

a nurse is preparing to administer hydrocodone to a client who reports throbbing pain following a back injury. the nurse should document that the client is experiencing which of the following types of pain? idiopathic neuropathic visceral somatic

Explanation:

Idiopathic pain has an unknown cause. Neuropathic pain is due to nerve - damage. Visceral pain comes from internal organs. Somatic pain is from musculoskeletal structures like in a back injury. Since the pain is from a back injury (musculoskeletal), it is somatic pain.

Answer:

D. Somatic