Which characteristic about pain would the nurse most consider when developing a pain management plan for a patient with chronic lower back pain?

A) An objective experience that disrupts daily living that can be measured with altered vital signs
B) An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience association with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
C) A generalized response of the body as a result of trauma or damage to the tissues resulting in discomfort
D) An emotional response to tissue damage that differs significantly from one individual to another

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Lyubov Kozlov · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B , Explanation :  The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)defined pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage,or described in terms of such damage.'' This definition emphasizes that pain is a complex experience.Pain is a subjective experience; unlike a pulse or blood pressure,you cannot measure pain objectively.Pain is not a generalized response but rather a neurological response.Although a patient with chronic back pain would experience an emotional response,the sensation of pain is primarily physiological,involving transmission of an impulse along a pain pathway.

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