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  • October 21, 2024
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NUR 115 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


What is pain?

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage



Pain can mean ______ things to ______ people

different, different



How does pain arise?

Pain arises when a stimulus causes electrical impulses to move from the periphery
towards the spinal cord. The injured tissue itself can also release chemicals which
excite or activate the nerve endings to send out impulses that are perceived as pain.




Perception of Pain: Subjective Experience

Pain is whatever the person experiencing it says it is



Perception of Pain: Pain Threshold

-People have different _____ ______

The point where a stimulus causes the client to perceive pain



People have different pain thresholds



Perception of Pain: Pain Tolerance

How much of a stimulus the client is willing to accept

, Common Misconceptions of Pain

-Control pain without meds

-addiction occurs with opioid pain meds

-severe pain is normal after surgery

-pain is part of aging

-better to deal with pain than side effects of the meds

-a sleeping client is not in pain

-nurses can see how much pain a client is in

-constant pain does not lead to anxiety or fatigue



Factors Affecting Perception of Pain

-culture, ethnicity

-family, sex, gender, age

-religious beliefs

-environment, support people

-anxiety, other stressors

-past pain experience



Pain: Cultural Considerations

●Literacy level

●Religious preferences

●Language barriers

•Beliefs regarding pain medications

•Alternative therapies-herbs, acupuncture, cupping

•Be culturally sensitive

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