BSN 425 Pain and Comfort Questions and answers latest
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Pain and Comfort Quiz
Due Mar 2 at 10:59pm Points 20 Questions 10 Available after Feb 23 at 11pm
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 27 at 8pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What is the best gerontological definition of nursing care?
Nursing is provided in a judgmental manner.
The goal of comfort is to lessen pain as much as possible.
Undertreatment of pain may be caused by a nurse’s own definitions of pain.
The key person in the assessment of pain is the nurse.
The nurse is the key person in the assessment of the level of comfort in persons receiving care
and is usually the most attuned to the needs of patients. The best care is given in a
nonjudgmental not judgmental manner. The goal of comfort is not to simply lessen pain, but it is
also to relieve it and to prevent it from reoccurring. The reasons for undertreating pain include
the nurse’s own definition of pain and his or her expectations of how his or her own pain is
expressed.
, Question 2 pts
When taking care of an older adult male client, you realize when assessing his pain level that which of
the following considerations might apply? (Select all that apply.)
update Nightingale College
Pain and Comfort Quiz
Due Mar 2 at 10:59pm Points 20 Questions 10 Available after Feb 23 at 11pm
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 27 at 8pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What is the best gerontological definition of nursing care?
Nursing is provided in a judgmental manner.
The goal of comfort is to lessen pain as much as possible.
Undertreatment of pain may be caused by a nurse’s own definitions of pain.
The key person in the assessment of pain is the nurse.
The nurse is the key person in the assessment of the level of comfort in persons receiving care
and is usually the most attuned to the needs of patients. The best care is given in a
nonjudgmental not judgmental manner. The goal of comfort is not to simply lessen pain, but it is
also to relieve it and to prevent it from reoccurring. The reasons for undertreating pain include
the nurse’s own definition of pain and his or her expectations of how his or her own pain is
expressed.
, Question 2 pts
When taking care of an older adult male client, you realize when assessing his pain level that which of
the following considerations might apply? (Select all that apply.)
