2024 NUR 155 PAIN EXAM 4 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is caring for an 8-month-old infant. What is the best tool the nurse
should use for evaluating pain in this infant?
The nurse is preparing to discharge a client home with a prescription for
ibuprofen (Motrin). What should the nurse instruct as a common side effect
of this medication?
A client has been taking medication for back pain for several months, and
has seen several different health care providers in efforts to receive pain
medication. The nurse is concerned that the client is exhibiting
A client repeatedly asks the nurse "How much longer until I can get more
pain medication?" Once the medication is provided, the client stops asking
for it. The nurse identifies the client's behavior as being
A client reports pain as being a 2 on a scale from 0 to 10. Which pain
medications should the nurse consider for the client at this time?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
After receiving medication for mild pain, the client states that the pain is
getting worse. What should the nurse plan to do for this client?
1. Administer another dose of a nonopioid medication.
2. Administer an opioid for severe pain.
3. Administer an opioid for moderate pain.
4. Administer two doses of an opioid for moderate pain. - CORRECT-
ANSWERS3. Administer an opioid for moderate pain.
A client is prescribed a medication that is a blend of an opioid analgesic with
an NSAID. The nurse realizes that this medication will have which effects on
the client?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Encourage the development of tolerance.
2. Encourage the development of addiction.
3. Maximize pain control while minimizing toxicity.
4. Maximize pain control while minimizing side effects.
5. Reduce the onset of pseudoaddiction. - CORRECT-ANSWERS3. Maximize
pain control while minimizing toxicity.
4. Maximize pain control while minimizing side effects.
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