NCLEX FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
____ 1. A 73-year-old patient admitted after a stroke has expressive aphasia. Which pain
intensity scale(s) would be appropriate to use with this patient? Choose all that apply.
1)
Visual analog
2)
Numerical rating
3)
Wong-Baker face rating
4)
Simple descriptor ANSWERS-1, 3
____ 1. A patient suddenly develops right lower-quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, and
rebound tenderness. How should the nurse classify this patients pain?
1)
Acute
2)
, Chronic
3)
Intractable
4)
Neuropathic ANSWERS-1
____ 10. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for the patient who returns from
the postanesthesia care unit after undergoing right hemicolectomy surgery for colon
cancer?
1)
Acute pain secondary to surgery
2)
Acute pain (abdominal) secondary to surgery for colon cancer
3)
Chronic pain secondary to cancer diagnosis
4)
Chronic pain (abdominal) secondary to abdominal surgery ANSWERS-2
____ 11. Which drug might the primary care provider prescribe to help facilitate pain
management in a client with chronic pain?
1)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
2)
Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
3)
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