FA DAVIS Pain Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How does cognitive impairment affect a person's level of pain?
A - Those with cognitive impairment will not feel pain as intensely.
B - Cognitive impairment increases sensation of pain.
C - Cognitive impairment does not affect management of pain.
D - A person with cognitive impairment may not be able to identify
or verbalize being in pain. -
correct answer ✅D
The client with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma calls the nurse and
reports pain of 9 on a scale of 0 to 10 and requests something for
the pain. Which type of pain would the nurse document in the
health record?
A - Visceral pain
B - Radiating pain
C - Cutaneous pain
D - Deep somatic pain -
correct answer ✅D
What is the most reliable indicator of pain?
A - The client's self-report
B - The actions of the client
, FA DAVIS Pain Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
C - Grimacing and crying of the client
D - The report of the night nurse. -
correct answer ✅A
What words are used across cultures to describe pain? Select all
that apply.
A - Pain
B - Stinging
C - Hurt
D - Ache
E - Throbbing -
correct answer ✅A
C
D
The nurse is evaluating clients who may be candidates for patient-
controlled analgesia (PCA). In which client would PCA be
contraindicated?
A - A 30-year-old client with fractures from a motor vehicle accident
B - A 45-year-old client who underwent a total abdominal
hysterectomy
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How does cognitive impairment affect a person's level of pain?
A - Those with cognitive impairment will not feel pain as intensely.
B - Cognitive impairment increases sensation of pain.
C - Cognitive impairment does not affect management of pain.
D - A person with cognitive impairment may not be able to identify
or verbalize being in pain. -
correct answer ✅D
The client with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma calls the nurse and
reports pain of 9 on a scale of 0 to 10 and requests something for
the pain. Which type of pain would the nurse document in the
health record?
A - Visceral pain
B - Radiating pain
C - Cutaneous pain
D - Deep somatic pain -
correct answer ✅D
What is the most reliable indicator of pain?
A - The client's self-report
B - The actions of the client
, FA DAVIS Pain Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
C - Grimacing and crying of the client
D - The report of the night nurse. -
correct answer ✅A
What words are used across cultures to describe pain? Select all
that apply.
A - Pain
B - Stinging
C - Hurt
D - Ache
E - Throbbing -
correct answer ✅A
C
D
The nurse is evaluating clients who may be candidates for patient-
controlled analgesia (PCA). In which client would PCA be
contraindicated?
A - A 30-year-old client with fractures from a motor vehicle accident
B - A 45-year-old client who underwent a total abdominal
hysterectomy
