NUR 212- Pain Review Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 212
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NUR 212
A 65-year-old woman has fallen while sweeping her driveway, sustaining a tissue injury. She describes her condition as an aching, throbbing back. Which type of pain are these complaints most indicative of?
A. Neuropathic Pain
B. Nociceptive Pain
C. Chronic Pain
D. Mixed Pain Syndrome B. Nocic...
NUR 212- Pain Review Questions and
Correct Answers
A 65-year-old woman has fallen while sweeping her driveway, sustaining a tissue injury.
She describes her condition as an aching, throbbing back. Which type of pain are these
complaints most indicative of?
A. Neuropathic Pain
B. Nociceptive Pain
C. Chronic Pain
D. Mixed Pain Syndrome ✅B. Nociceptive Pain
Stephanie is a 70-year-old retired schoolteacher who is interested in nondrug, mind-
body therapies, self-management, and alternative strategies to deal with joint discomfort
from rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following options should you suggest for her plan
of care, considering her expressed wishes?
A. Using a stationary exercise bicycle and free weights and attending a spinning class
B. Using mind-body therapies such as music therapy, distraction techniques,
meditation, prayer, hypnosis, guided imagery, relaxation techniques, and pet therapy
C. Drinking chamomile tea and applying icy/hot gel
D. Receiving acupuncture and attending church services ✅B. Using mind-body
therapies such as music therapy, distraction techniques, meditation, prayer, hypnosis,
guided imagery, relaxation techniques, and pet therapy
Postoperative surgical patients should be given alternating doses of acetaminophen and
which medication throughout the postoperative course, unless contraindicated?
A. Antihistamine
B. Local anesthetic
C. Opioids
D. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ✅D. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs
Which of the following is a priority for a nurse to include in a teaching plan for a patient
who desires self-management and alternative strategies?
A. Body alignment and superficial heat and cooling
B. Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump
C. Neurostimulation
D. Peripheral nerve blocks ✅A. Body alignment and superficial heat and cooling
, Following the initiation of a pain management plan, Pain should be reassessed and
documented on a regular basis as a way to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments.
Pain should be reassessed at which minimum interval? (SATA)
A. With each new report of pain
B. Before and after administration of narcotic analgesics
C. Every 10 minutes
D. Every shift ✅A, B
In the role of the client advocate, what does the nurse do first for a client who reports
pain?
A. Administers pain medication
B. Assesses the level of pain
C. Believes the clients report of pain
D. Calls the provider for a medication order ✅C. Believes the clients report of pain
The nurse is preparing a client for home care pain management following discharge.
Which intervention does the nurse implement?
A. Discuss pain-relieving strategies on the day of discharge
B. Discuss home care with only the clients family, not with the client
C. Offer flexibility in home management of the clients current regimen
D. Offer information about end-of-life pain control management ✅C. Offer flexibility in
home management of the clients current regimen
A client being discharged after hip replacement says, "I am going to use hypnosis
instead of medication to manage my pain. I believe in mind over body." How does the
nurse respond?
A. "I will discuss cancelling your medication order with your provider."
B. "That sounds like a great plan; can you tell me more about it?"
C. "That sounds like a wonderful idea; and I think it will definitely work!"
D. "Your plan will not work; people with your type of pain need narcotics." ✅B. "That
sounds like a great plan; can you tell me more about it?"
When assessing a client for acute or chronic pain, what question does the nurse ask the
client to obtain the most data?
A. "Did someone do this to you?"
B. "Does it hurt badly?"
C. "Is the pain really bad?"
D. "When does it hurt?" ✅D. "When does it hurt?"
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