NUR 310 Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers
|2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
Neuropathic pain - Answer --Experienced by people who have damaged or
malfunctioning nerves
-Peripheral neuropathic pain
-Central neuropathic pain
-Sympathetically maintained pain
pain quality for nocioceptive pain - Answer --usually aching and throbbing
-usually time limited (resolves when injured tissue heals)
-usually well localized if somatic
-maybe referred if visceral
-can become chronic
-generally respond to conventional analgesics
nociceptive pain - Answer -nociceptors in tissues send pain signals to the CNS
neuropathic pain - Answer -damage to the nerve itself causes typical pain symptoms
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, neuropathic pain - Answer --pain often described as tingling, shock-like, burn-commonly
associated with numbness
-almost always a chronic condition
-responds to conventional to analgesics
Pain threshold - Answer -the point at which a person feels pain
Pain tolerance - Answer -amount of pain a person is willing to bear
Individuals with chronic pain - Answer --Often become pessimistic, helpless, hopeless
-Anxiety, worry, and uncertainty
FLACC - Answer -used children 2 months - 7 years old
-Facial expressions
-Leg movement
-Activity
-Cry
-Consolability
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, Assessment: Daily pain diary - Answer --Time of onset of pain
-Activity or situation
-Physical pain quality and intensity
-Emotions experienced and
intensity
-Use of analgesics, relief measures
-Pain rating after intervention
-Comments
Pharmacologic Pain Management - Answer --Nonopioids/
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs
(NSAIDs)
-Opioids (narcotics)
-Co-analgesic drugs
NSAIDS - Answer --Aspirin
-Acetaminophen- antipyretic and analgesic properties
-Ibuprofen
-Naproxen
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, World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 1 - Answer --For clients with mildpain (1-3 on a 0-
10 scale)
-Use nonopioid analgesics (with or
without a coanalgesic)
World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 2 - Answer --For client with mild pain that persists or increases
-Pain is moderate (4-6 on a 0-10 scale).
-Use of a weak opioid or a combination of opioid and nonopioid medicine
World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 3 - Answer --Client with moderate pain that persists or increases or with
severe pain
-Pain is severe (7-10 on a 0-10 scale).
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|2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
Neuropathic pain - Answer --Experienced by people who have damaged or
malfunctioning nerves
-Peripheral neuropathic pain
-Central neuropathic pain
-Sympathetically maintained pain
pain quality for nocioceptive pain - Answer --usually aching and throbbing
-usually time limited (resolves when injured tissue heals)
-usually well localized if somatic
-maybe referred if visceral
-can become chronic
-generally respond to conventional analgesics
nociceptive pain - Answer -nociceptors in tissues send pain signals to the CNS
neuropathic pain - Answer -damage to the nerve itself causes typical pain symptoms
1
Page
, neuropathic pain - Answer --pain often described as tingling, shock-like, burn-commonly
associated with numbness
-almost always a chronic condition
-responds to conventional to analgesics
Pain threshold - Answer -the point at which a person feels pain
Pain tolerance - Answer -amount of pain a person is willing to bear
Individuals with chronic pain - Answer --Often become pessimistic, helpless, hopeless
-Anxiety, worry, and uncertainty
FLACC - Answer -used children 2 months - 7 years old
-Facial expressions
-Leg movement
-Activity
-Cry
-Consolability
2
Page
, Assessment: Daily pain diary - Answer --Time of onset of pain
-Activity or situation
-Physical pain quality and intensity
-Emotions experienced and
intensity
-Use of analgesics, relief measures
-Pain rating after intervention
-Comments
Pharmacologic Pain Management - Answer --Nonopioids/
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs
(NSAIDs)
-Opioids (narcotics)
-Co-analgesic drugs
NSAIDS - Answer --Aspirin
-Acetaminophen- antipyretic and analgesic properties
-Ibuprofen
-Naproxen
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Page
, World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 1 - Answer --For clients with mildpain (1-3 on a 0-
10 scale)
-Use nonopioid analgesics (with or
without a coanalgesic)
World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 2 - Answer --For client with mild pain that persists or increases
-Pain is moderate (4-6 on a 0-10 scale).
-Use of a weak opioid or a combination of opioid and nonopioid medicine
World health
organization three step
analgesic ladder: stage 3 - Answer --Client with moderate pain that persists or increases or with
severe pain
-Pain is severe (7-10 on a 0-10 scale).
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