Question

ng Concepts Online for RN X Nursing Concepts Online x Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing - Quiz x + C e aqng.elsevier.com/#/quiz?assessmentid=11661522 Study mode “ON Question 136 Which clinical indicator does the nurse expect to identify when assessing a client admitted with a herniated lumbar disk? O Pain radiating to the hip and leg Stiffness in shoulders O Paralysis of both lower extremities Overgrowth of tissue on the lower back Confident

Answer 1

Pain radiating to the hip and leg is the clinical indicator the nurse expect when assesing a client admitted with a herniated disc prolapse.

The main reason for the radiation pain is compression of nerve and local increase in inflammatory chemokines.