A 25-year-old Arab American man is one day post-operative
following vascular surgery. There have been no post-surgical
complications. He tells his family that he is “in terrible pain,”
and he reports ratings of 2 to 3 on 0-10 numeric rating scale to
the nursing staff. He requests pain medication every two to three
hours, and will not get out of bed or ambulate.
Identify the actual and potential physiological and
psychological responses to the pain/discomfort, for your assigned
client.