NURS 380: ADDICTION TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED AND UPDATED ANSWERS
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NURS 380: ADDICTION TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED AND UPDATED ANSWERS
Which pharmacologic agents may be prescribed for a client suffering from chronic pain? - Answer-Narcotic analgesics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Antidepressants
Corticosteroids
The nurse should anticipate that cold ...
NURS 380: ADDICTION TEST
QUESTIONS WITH REVISED AND
UPDATED ANSWERS
Which pharmacologic agents may be prescribed for a client suffering from chronic pain?
- Answer-Narcotic analgesics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Antidepressants
Corticosteroids
The nurse should anticipate that cold therapy is most effective for which client ailments?
- Answer-Spastic lower back pain
Muscle pain after ambulation
Post-gynecologic procedures
A client with a respiratory rate of 26 breaths/minute and an oxygen saturation of 92% on
room air complains of pain as a 10/10 following a motor vehicle crash. What is the
nurse's priority of care for this client?
Client verbalizes a tolerable level of pain.
Client remains free from further injury.
Client demonstrates improved respiratory status.
Client uses incentive spirometer hourly as instructed. - Answer-Client demonstrates
improved respiratory status.
A client expresses pain due to shortness of breath. What is the nurse's best action to
alleviate the client's discomfort?
Assist client into a side-lying position.
Encourage an upright, forward-leaning position.
Apply heating pad to anterior chest.
Administer narcotics intravenously. - Answer-Encourage an upright, forward-leaning
position.
When a client is suffering from acute pain, the nurse should anticipate which
characteristics? - Answer-Guarding of a midline abdominal incision
Sharp, stabbing pain in a specific area
The nurse is caring for a patient with pain. Which functions are impacted by chronic or
acute pain? - Answer-Sleep, Activity, Nutritional Pattern
The nurse is caring for a patient with each of these factors. Which ones have an
influence on the pain experience? - Answer-Culture and ethnicity
, The pain score of a patient experiencing acute pain is assessed as a 6 on a 0 to 10
scale. Which actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Document
Perform clinical assessment
Determine appropriate pain management
The nurse is caring for a patient with expressive aphasia. Which pain scale should the
nurse use? - Answer-FACES scale
A nurse is teaching about chronic pain. Which statements indicate effective teaching?
Select all that apply.
"Chronic pain can be easily localized."
"Arthritis pain is an example of chronic pain."
"Phantom limb pain is an example of chronic pain."
"Chronic pain is pain that is present for more than 3 to 6 months."
"Chronic pain is responsive to common pain management treatment." - Answer-
A patient expresses pain in the abdominal area. Which question should the nurse ask
the patient to determine the severity of pain? - Answer-Can you sit for long periods of
time?
Example of persistent pain vs chronic pain? - Answer-Arthritis vs phantom limb pain
Patient successfully withdrawals from the opioid and participates in an outpatient
treatment program. What services will this program provide? - Answer-Group
counseling
Opioid replacement medication
Behavioral therapy
Contingency management treatment
At the peak of opioid withdrawal, the nurse should anticipate which symptom to occur?
Cardiac arrest
Delusions
Mania
Violent kicking motions - Answer-Violent kicking
Which symptoms are common in the initial stage of opioid withdrawal? - Answer-Excess
tearing
Yawning
Stomach cramps
Perspiration
The nurse is caring for a patient that is receiving opioids. What adverse effects may
occur? - Answer-Constipation, respiratory depression
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