PCN ELNEC PAIN MANAGEMENT IN
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What type of pain are antidepressants and anticonvulsants most beneficial for? -
✔✔Neuropathic pain
During your pain assessment, Randall describes his pain as a burning pain in his lower
extremities. What type of pain does this describe? - ✔✔Neuropathic pain
John is admitted to the hospital for a pain crisis from his sickle cell disease. He
usually takes morphine 30mg every 12 hours by mouth. He states his pain is a 10
on a 0-10 scale. You tell your colleague that his pain can't be that bad because he is
watching television and talking on the phone. Which important principle of pain
management are you violating? - ✔✔Pain is a subjective experience and is what
the patient reports it is.
Mr. T's wife tells the nurse she doesn't want him to take the morphine the doctor
ordered for his cancer pain because she heard from a friend that he could stop
breathing because of it. Your best response would be: - ✔✔Breathing
problems are rare when these medications are used as ordered.
, Joey is a 3-month-old who has a serious illness and will probably die in the next few
months. His mother is concerned that he looks like he is in pain whenever she has to
change his diaper. Your best response to her is: - ✔✔Can you explain to me what
Joey looks like that makes you concerned he is in pain?
Which of the following individuals would be at highest risk for the under-treatment
of pain? - ✔✔An 87-year-old male with osteoarthritis
You are talking with the parents of a 2-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia
about pain management. Which statement indicates an understanding about pain
management in children? - ✔✔He needs to be assessed carefully so that he gets
enough pain medication.
Mr. F has advanced prostate cancer with bone metastasis. He is unresponsive and is
being cared for at home by his daughter. You are teaching the daughter about
assessing her father's pain. Which statement by the daughter indicates an
understanding of her father's pain status? - ✔✔Since he was in pain when he
was conscious, I assume he's still in pain.
You are caring for a 76-year-old patient who is unresponsive and close to end of
life from a massive stroke. The patient has a history of breast cancer and had been
experiencing severe bone pain in her left hip prior to her stroke. How do you assess
her pain now that she is unresponsive? - ✔✔Assume she continues to have pain
and assess for evidence of wincing or facial grimacing.
You are caring for Ms. P, a 55-year-old woman with cancer. She received pain
medication less than two hours ago. A nursing assistant reports that Mrs. P is
complaining of pain again. The nursing assistant says, "She can't be hurting as much
as she says she is." What is the most appropriate response? - ✔✔Pain is
whatever the patient says it is. Let's assess her further.
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