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A patient is complaining of severe knee pain after twisting it during a basketball game and is requesting pain medication. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

Group of answer choices

Completing the physical examination first and then giving the pain medication

 

Telling the patient that the pain medication must wait until after the x-ray images are completed

 

Evaluating the full range of motion of the knee and then medicating for pain

 

Administering pain medication and then proceeding with the assessment

 

 

Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts

 

During assessment of a patient’s pain, the nurse is aware that certain nonverbal behaviors are associated with chronic pain. Which of these behaviors are associated with chronic pain? (Select all that apply.)

Group of answer choices

Bracing

 

Rubbing

 

Moaning

 

Sleeping

 

Diaphoresis

 

Restlessness

 

 

Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts

 

During an admission assessment of a patient with dementia, the nurse assesses for pain because the patient has recently had several falls. Which of these are appropriate for the nurse to assess in a patient with dementia? (Select all that apply.)

Group of answer choices

Ask the patient, “Do you have pain?”

 

Have the patient rate pain on a 1-to-10 scale.

 

Assess the patient’s breathing independent of vocalization.

 

Note whether the patient is calling out, groaning, or crying.

 

Observe the patient’s body language for pacing and agitation.

 

 

Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts

 

When assessing the quality of a patient’s pain, the nurse should ask which question?

Group of answer choices

“When did the pain start?”

 

“Is the pain a stabbing pain?”

 

“Is it a sharp pain or dull pain?”

 

“What does your pain feel like?”

 

 

Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts

 

A 60-year-old woman has developed reflexive sympathetic dystrophy after arthroscopic repair of her shoulder. Which is a key feature of this condition?

Group of answer choices

Affected extremity will eventually regain its function.

 

Pain is felt at one site but originates from another location.

 

Patient’s pain will be associated with nausea, pallor, and diaphoresis.

 

Slightest touch, such as a sleeve brushing against her arm, causes severe and intense pain.

 

 

Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts

 

The nurse is evaluating a patient’s pain. Which is an example of acute pain?

Group of answer choices

Fibromyalgia

 

Arthritic pain

 

Kidney stones

 

Lower back pain

 

 

Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts

 

A patient states that the pain medication is “not working” and rates his postoperative pain at a 10 on a 1-to-10 scale. Which of these assessment findings indicates an acute pain response to poorly controlled pain?

Group of answer choices

Confusion

 

Depression

 

Hyperventilation

 

Increased blood pressure and pulse

 

 

Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts

 

The nurse is teaching a class on pain at a local retirement community. Which statement about the pain experienced by older adults should the nurse include in the instructions?

Group of answer choices

“Older adults must learn to tolerate pain.”

 

“Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected.”

 

“Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of aging.”

 

“Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals.”

 

 

Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts

 

The nurse is reviewing the principles of nociception. During which phase of nociception does the conscious awareness of a painful sensation occur?

Group of answer choices

Perception

 

Modulation

 

Transduction

 

Transmission

 

 

Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts

 

The nurse is reviewing the principles of pain. Which type of pain is due to an abnormal processing of the pain impulse through the peripheral or central nervous system?

Group of answer choices

Visceral

 

Referred

 

Cutaneous

 

Neuropathic

 

 

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