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NUR 120 Pain Management Test 2Questions with Latest Update
Pain - Answer-An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual
or potential tissue damage-an indicator that a person is experiencing a problem
Subjective pain - Answer-This pain is whatever the person says it is, pain score,
quantity, quality
Objective pain - Answer-Nonverbal information, such as behavior, aids the assessment
of this type of pain; crying, grimacing, guarding, restless
T/F Overtime, people with chronic pain become depressed and used to the pain they
live with - Answer-T
T/F The Joint Commission (TJC) is responsible for identifying pain assessment and pain
management, including safe opioid prescribing, as an organizational priority - Answer-T
_______________________________ is responsible for actively involving the
organized medical staff in leadership roles in the organization performance
improvement activities too improve quality of care, treatment, and services and patient
safety. - Answer-The Joint Commission (Standards)
T/F Pain is a personal experience because pain is always subjective? - Answer-T
Alleviation or reduction in pain to a level of comfort that is acceptable to the patient -
Answer-Pain Management
Side effects of pain include what? - Answer-insomnia, weight gain/loss, constipation,
HTN (hypertension), stress, depression
The types of pain are classified according to what 4 things? - Answer-1. Duration
*Acute (short term)
*Chronic (long term)
2. Location or source
3. Mode of transmission
4. Etiology
OLDCART is an acronym that is used to gather data about which portion of the health
history? - Answer-O- onset
L- location
D- duration
C- characteristics
A- aggravating factors
, R- relieving factors
T- treatment
The first classification of pain is duration: how long it lasts. Acute pain is short-term,
rapid onset. What are the 6 subcategory indicators of Acute pain? - Answer-1. Mild to
severe
2. Increased: RR, BP, HR, diaphoresis, dilated pupils
3. R/T to injury, resolves with healing
4. PT restless/anxious
5. PT reports pain
6. Behavioral cues
The first classification of pain is duration: how long it lasts. Chronic pain is persistent
pain, lasting 3 months or longer, interferes with life, can be mild to severe, constant or
recurring, without a predictable end time. What are the 6 subcategory indicators of
Chronic pain? - Answer-1. Mild to severe
2. VS normal, dry/warm skin
3. Continues beyond healing
4. PT depressed or withdrawn, chronic fatigue
5. PT doesn't always resport
6. Behavioral cues absent
The second classification of pain is Source. What type of pain is found in the skin or
subcutaneous tissue? - Answer-Cutaneous
The second classification of pain is Source. What type of pain is found scattered, starts
in skin, muscles, bone, or tissue: damage to tissue d/t sprain is an example? - Answer-
Somatic
The second classification of pain is Source. What type of pain comes from organs (pain
usually felt somewhere other than causing organ) - Answer-Visceral
This visceral pain originates in one part of the body but is perceived in an area distant
from point of origin. Example: pain form MI refers to neck, shoulder, chest or arms -
Answer-Referred pain
The third classification of pain is Mode of Transmission. Pain to other areas (heart
attack felt in the shoulder) is what type of pain? - Answer-Referred pain
The fourth classification of pain is Etiology. Identify the types of Etiology:
1. Intact nervous system sends signal of damage, cut finger/broken bone, normal
process resulting from noxious stimuliterm-14
2. Direct consequence of a lesion or disease, nerve pain
3. Pain felt where limb is absent
4. Physical cause can't be identified (I.e., headache from emotional stress)
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