Six weeks after an above the knee (AKA) amputation, a patient returns to the outpatient office for a routine postoperative check up. During the nurse's assessment, the patient reports symptoms of phantom pain. What would the nurse correctly tell the patient to do to reduce the discomfort of the phantom pain?

Six weeks after an above the knee (AKA) amputation, a patient returns to the outpatient office for a routine postoperative check up. During the nurse's assessment, the patient reports symptoms of phantom pain. What would the nurse correctly tell the patient to do to reduce the discomfort of the phantom pain?

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Six weeks after an above the knee (AKA) amputation, a patient returns to the outpatient office for a routine postoperative check up. During the nurse's assessment, the patient reports symptoms of phantom pain. What would the nurse correctly tell the patient to do to reduce the discomfort of the phantom pain?



A) Apply hot compresses to the area of the amputation.

B) Avoid rehabilitation exercises until the pain subsides.

C) Comfortably increase their level of activity.

D) Assess for a pulse in the extremity of the amputation every 4 to 6 hours



Answer: COMFORTABLY INCREASE THEIR LEVEL OF ACTIVITY


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