Mr Jacob Tankom Smith came to the Emergency room due to lower back pain. The nurse understands that according to the Gate control theory of pain,an effective nursing intervention would be what?.
A.Review the patient experience with pain and medicate him with morphine sulfate 4mg IVP and call the doctor for order.
B.Encourage ambulation after pain medication.
C.Instruct the patient to use analgesics regularly.
D.Apply K pad as prescribed by the doctor at regular intervals.
Correct answer is D.
Rationale: Nursing measures such as applying warmth to the lower back will stimulate the large nerve fibers to close the gate and block the pain. Nonpainful sensation can override and reduce painful sensation. A,B and C are all wrong because they don’t stimulate the large nerve fibers to close the gate and block out the pain .
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