Your patient seems to be Having a lot more postoperative pain today than he did yesterday.

Your patient seems to be having a lot more postoperative pain today than he did yesterday, which surprises you because he has been progressing so well since his surgery 4 days ago. As you are critically thinking about factors that can increase pain, you identify data that could explain why he is having an increase in pain today. Which of the following pieces of data might provide you with this understanding? (Select all that apply.)

a. His wife, who is a strong part of his support system, was here to visit this morning for several hours.

b. In the report, the night nurse noted that he slept only a couple of hours last night.

c. He had an hour of physical therapy this morning and he tells you that he worked really hard.

d. Earlier this morning, the patient’s wife mentioned that the patient is really missing their oldest daughter, who was unable to come for the surgery because she lives in Europe.

e. You note that he is in his 60�, so you expect him not to complain about his pain.