NUR110.
NURSING
Nurse wiseman 2026/2027 NURS
, Pharm 1 Exam 1 NURS 305 Exam
questions with correct answers
2026/2027 Edition Graded A+
Pain (defn) - Answer unpleasant sensory and
emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage, or described in terms of such damage
pain threshold (defn) - Answer point at which that
stimulus is experienced as pain; differs from person to person
pain tolerance (defn) - Answer duration of time or
intensity of pain that a person will endure before taking overt action
to relieve the pain; decreases with repeated exposure to pain, fatigue,
anger, fear, and sleep deprivation
physical dependence onset - Answer about 10 hours
after last dose; initial reaction is yawning, rhinorrhea, and sweating
physical dependence progression - Answer violent
sneezing, weakness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps,
bone and muscle pain, muscle spasm, kicking movements
, physical dependence duration - Answer lasts 7-10
days if untreated; withdrawal unpleasant but not lethal as possible
with CNS depressants
addiction (defn) - Answer behavior pattern
characterized by continued use of a psychoactive substance despite
physical, psychologic, or social harm
balance in physical dependence and abuse - Answer
balance the need to provided pain relief with desire to minimize
abuse
anatomy of neurological basis of pain - Answer
afferent and efferent pathways
physiology of neurological basis of pain - Answer
norepinephrine and serotonin modulate pain in medulla and pons
acute pain duration - Answer less than 6 months
acute somatic pain - Answer arises from connective
tissue, muscle, bone, and skin