Nursing Fundamentals - Pain Management, Certified
Correct Questions and Aswers
A-delta fibers - Correct Answer- quick, sharp pain
acute pain - Correct Answer- pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery
analgesic - Correct Answer- drug that relieves pain
C fibers - Correct Answer- long, dull pain
chronic pain - Correct Answer- episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
coanalgesic medications - Correct Answer- Medication that works synergistically with standard pain
medications to enhance pain relief and to treat side effects of the medication
drug tolerance - Correct Answer- the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to
achieve the same effect
Multimodal analgesia - Correct Answer- treatment of pain with a combination of drugs having synergistic
effects
nerve block - Correct Answer- injection of regional anesthetic to stop the passage of sensory or pain
impulses along a nerve path
neuropathic pain - Correct Answer- abnormal processing of pain message; burning, shooting in nature
Neurotransmitters - Correct Answer- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
, nociceptive pain - Correct Answer- most common type of pain. This type of physiologic pain occurs when
nociceptors are stimulated in response to trauma, inflammation, or tissue damage from surgery. pain may
be sharp, burning, aching, cramping, or stabbing.
visceral pain - Correct Answer- arises from the organs of the body and occurs in conditions such as
appendicitis, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, bladder distention, and cancer.
Somatic pain - Correct Answer- results from injury to skin, muscles, bones, and joints. Occurs in sunburn,
lacerations, fractures, sprains, arthritis and bone cancer.
Referred pain - Correct Answer- originates from a specific site, but the person experiencing it feels the
pain at another site along the innervating spinal nerve. such as pain from myocardial infarction being felt
in the jaw or down the left arm.
radiating pain - Correct Answer- extends from the source to an adjacent area of the body.
Nociceptors - Correct Answer- sensory receptors that enable the perception of pain in response to
potentially harmful stimuli
Nonopioid analgesics - Correct Answer- analgesics that are not classified as opioids
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - Correct Answer- large group of drugs that provide mild
pain relief and anti-inflammatory benefits for conditions such as arthritis
Opioid Analgesics - Correct Answer- synthetic drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain
pain threshold - Correct Answer- amount of stimulation required before a person experiences the
sensation of pain
pain tolerance - Correct Answer- the amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with
Correct Questions and Aswers
A-delta fibers - Correct Answer- quick, sharp pain
acute pain - Correct Answer- pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery
analgesic - Correct Answer- drug that relieves pain
C fibers - Correct Answer- long, dull pain
chronic pain - Correct Answer- episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
coanalgesic medications - Correct Answer- Medication that works synergistically with standard pain
medications to enhance pain relief and to treat side effects of the medication
drug tolerance - Correct Answer- the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to
achieve the same effect
Multimodal analgesia - Correct Answer- treatment of pain with a combination of drugs having synergistic
effects
nerve block - Correct Answer- injection of regional anesthetic to stop the passage of sensory or pain
impulses along a nerve path
neuropathic pain - Correct Answer- abnormal processing of pain message; burning, shooting in nature
Neurotransmitters - Correct Answer- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
, nociceptive pain - Correct Answer- most common type of pain. This type of physiologic pain occurs when
nociceptors are stimulated in response to trauma, inflammation, or tissue damage from surgery. pain may
be sharp, burning, aching, cramping, or stabbing.
visceral pain - Correct Answer- arises from the organs of the body and occurs in conditions such as
appendicitis, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, bladder distention, and cancer.
Somatic pain - Correct Answer- results from injury to skin, muscles, bones, and joints. Occurs in sunburn,
lacerations, fractures, sprains, arthritis and bone cancer.
Referred pain - Correct Answer- originates from a specific site, but the person experiencing it feels the
pain at another site along the innervating spinal nerve. such as pain from myocardial infarction being felt
in the jaw or down the left arm.
radiating pain - Correct Answer- extends from the source to an adjacent area of the body.
Nociceptors - Correct Answer- sensory receptors that enable the perception of pain in response to
potentially harmful stimuli
Nonopioid analgesics - Correct Answer- analgesics that are not classified as opioids
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - Correct Answer- large group of drugs that provide mild
pain relief and anti-inflammatory benefits for conditions such as arthritis
Opioid Analgesics - Correct Answer- synthetic drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain
pain threshold - Correct Answer- amount of stimulation required before a person experiences the
sensation of pain
pain tolerance - Correct Answer- the amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with
