HEALTHSTREAM POST TEST
17. A patient had a right below the knee amputation (BKA) 4 days ago. His incision is healing well, and he has gotten out of bed several times. Each time after returning to bed, he has experienced pain as if it were located in his right foot. The nurse should explain to the patient that: it is phantom pain and may occur because the nerves still carry pain sensation to the brain, even though the limb has been amputated. The pain is real and intense; it should be treated as such.
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