RN Exam Practice
Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 160 of 2368

A client has a comfort-function goal of 2 for walking, and now reports pain at 5. The nurse gives an intervention. When should the nurse follow up?

  1. At the end of the shift
  2. After 4 hours
  3. The next day
  4. Within 1 hour
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Correct answer: Within 1 hour

When pain exceeds the comfort-function goal, the nurse intervenes and follows up within 1 hour.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Comfort: Comfort-Function Goals. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026