Chapter 43 Pain Management (NCLEX) Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Chapter 43 Pain Management
(NCLEX) Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
1.MWhatMisMtheMmostMappropriateMwayMtoMassessMtheMpainMofMaMpatientMwhoMis
MorientedMandMhasMrecentlyMhadMsurgery?
M•MAssessMtheMpatient'sMbodyMlanguage.
M•MObserveMcardiacMmonitorMforMincreasedMheartMrate.
M•MAskMtheMpatientMtoMrateMtheMlevelMofMpain.M
M•MAskMtheMpatientMtoMdescribeMtheMeffectMofMpainMonMtheMabilityMtoMcope.M-
MAnswerMAskMtheMpatientMtoMrateMtheMlevelMofMpain.MCorrect


2.MAMnurseMisMcaringMforMaMpatientMwhoMrecentlyMhadManMabdominalMhysterectomy
MandMstatesMthatMsheMisMexperiencingM
MsevereMpain.MTheMpatient'sMbloodMpressureMisM110/60,MandMherMheartMrateMisM60
.MAdditionally,MtheMpatientMdoesMnotM

MappearMtoMbeMinManyMdistress.MWhichMresponseMbyMtheMnurseMisMmostMtherapeu
tic?

M•M"YourMvitalsMdoMnotMshowMthatMyouMareMhavingMpain;McanMyouMdescribeMyour
Mpain?"
M•M"YouMdoMnotMlookMlikeMyouMareMinMpain."
M•M"OK,MIMwillMgoMgetMyouMsomeMnarcoticMpainMrelieversMimmediately."
M•M"WhatMwouldMyouMlikeMtoMtryMtoMalleviateMyourMpain?"M-
MAnswerM"WhatMwouldMyouMlikeMtoMtryMtoMalleviateMyourMpain?"


3.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMmadeMbyMaMpatientMreflectsMthatMtheMpatie
ntMunderstandsMtheMrelationship

MbetweenMtheMgateMcontrolMtheoryMofMpainMandMtheMuseMofMmeditationMtoMreliev
eMpain?

M•M"MeditationMcontrolsMpainMbyMblockingMpainMimpulsesMfromMcomingMthroughMthe
Mgate."M
M•M"MeditationMwillMhelpMmeMsleepMthroughMtheMpainMbecauseMitMopensMtheMgate
."

M•M"MeditationMstopsMtheMoccurrenceMofMpainMstimuli."

, M•M"MeditationMaltersMtheMchemicalMcompositionMofMpainMneuroregulators,MwhichMclo
sesMtheMgate."M-
MAnswerM"MeditationMcontrolsMpainMbyMblockingMpainMimpulsesMfromMcomingMthroug
hMtheMgate."



4.MAMnursingMstudentMisMplanningMcareMforManMelderlyMpatientMwhoMisMexperiencing
Mpain.MWhichMofMtheMfollowing
MstatementsMmadeMbyMtheMnursingMstudentMindicatesMtheMneedMforMtheMnursingMpr
ofessorMtoMclarifyMtheMnursing

Mstudent'sMknowledge?
M•M"OlderMpatientsMoftenMhaveMdifficultyMdeterminingMwhatMisMcausingMtheirMpain."
M•M"ItMisMsafeMtoMadministerMopioidsMtoMolderMadultsMasMlongMasMyouMstartMwit
hMsmallMdosesMandMfrequentlyMassessMtheMpatient'sMresponseMtoMtheMmedication."M

M•M"AsMadultsMage,MtheirMabilityMtoMperceiveMpainMdecreases."
M•M"PatientsMwhoMhaveMdementiaMprobablyMexperienceMpain,MandMtheirMpainMisMno
tMalwaysMwellMcontrolled."M-
MAnswerMItMisMsafeMtoMadministerMopioidsMtoMolderMadultsMasMlongMasMyouMstart
MwithMsmallMdosesMandMfrequentlyMassessMtheMpatient'sMresponseMtoMtheMmedicatio
n."MCorrect



5.MTheMnurseMisMcaringMforMtwoMpatients;MbothMareMhavingMaMhysterectomy.MTheM
firstMpatientMisMhavingMtheMhysterectomy

MafterMaMcomplicatedMbirth.MTheMsecondMpatientMhasMuterineMcancer.MWhatMwillMm
ostMlikelyMinfluenceMtheMexperienceMofM

MpainMforMtheseMtwoMpatients?
M•MNeurologicalMfactors
M•MCompetencyMofMtheMsurgeon
M•MMeaningMofMpainM
M•MPostoperativeMsupportMpersonnelM-MAnswerMMeaningMofMpainMCorrect


6.MTheMnurseManticipatesMadministeringManMopioidMfentanylMpatchMtoMwhichMpatient?

M•MAM15-year-oldMadolescentMwithMaMbrokenMfemur
M•MAM30-year-oldMadultMwithMcellulitis