FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING GUIDE | MEDICATIONS, CULTURAL
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Pain - Definition -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage, or described in terms of such damage
Types of Pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Mild or severe
-Chronic or acute
-Intermittent or intractable
-Burning, dull, or sharp
-Precisely or poorly localized
-Referred
Pain Intro -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-All pain should be considered real! It is what the patient says it is.
-Affected by biologic, psychologic, cognitive, social, cultural, & spiritual factors.
-It is the most common reason for seeking health care
Gate Control Theory -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Theory suggests that pain impulses can be regulated or even blocked by gating mechanisms located
along the central nervous system
-The proposed location of gates are in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
-Pain and other sensations of skin and muscle travel the same pathways through the large nerves in
the spinal cord
, -If cutaneous stimuli other than pain are transmitted, the "gate" through which the pain impulse
must travel is temporarily blocked by the stimuli
Theories of Pain Transmission - Endorphins -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Endorphins:
-The body contains a natural supply of morphine-like substances called endorphins
-Stress and pain activate endorphins & reduce perception of pain
-Analgesia results when certain endorphins attach to opioid receptor sites in the brain and prevent
the release of neurotransmitters, thereby inhibiting the transmission of pain impulses
Pain Acronym -
CORRECT|ANSWER
O = Onset - when did it start, did it come on quickly or over a period of time
P = Provoked - is it all the time or is there something that triggers it
Q = Quality - description of pain, sharp, dull, burring, stabbing
R = Radiates - starts one place and moves to another
S = Severity - 0-10 pain scale
T = Time - exact timeline of onset
Nursing Assessment of Pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Collection of subjective data
-Characteristics and description
-Collection of objective data, including
Tachycardia
-Increased rate and depth of respirations
-Diaphoresis
-Increase systolic or diastolic blood pressure
-Pallor
-Facial expression
-Increased muscle tension
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Pain - Definition -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage, or described in terms of such damage
Types of Pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Mild or severe
-Chronic or acute
-Intermittent or intractable
-Burning, dull, or sharp
-Precisely or poorly localized
-Referred
Pain Intro -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-All pain should be considered real! It is what the patient says it is.
-Affected by biologic, psychologic, cognitive, social, cultural, & spiritual factors.
-It is the most common reason for seeking health care
Gate Control Theory -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Theory suggests that pain impulses can be regulated or even blocked by gating mechanisms located
along the central nervous system
-The proposed location of gates are in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
-Pain and other sensations of skin and muscle travel the same pathways through the large nerves in
the spinal cord
, -If cutaneous stimuli other than pain are transmitted, the "gate" through which the pain impulse
must travel is temporarily blocked by the stimuli
Theories of Pain Transmission - Endorphins -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Endorphins:
-The body contains a natural supply of morphine-like substances called endorphins
-Stress and pain activate endorphins & reduce perception of pain
-Analgesia results when certain endorphins attach to opioid receptor sites in the brain and prevent
the release of neurotransmitters, thereby inhibiting the transmission of pain impulses
Pain Acronym -
CORRECT|ANSWER
O = Onset - when did it start, did it come on quickly or over a period of time
P = Provoked - is it all the time or is there something that triggers it
Q = Quality - description of pain, sharp, dull, burring, stabbing
R = Radiates - starts one place and moves to another
S = Severity - 0-10 pain scale
T = Time - exact timeline of onset
Nursing Assessment of Pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
-Collection of subjective data
-Characteristics and description
-Collection of objective data, including
Tachycardia
-Increased rate and depth of respirations
-Diaphoresis
-Increase systolic or diastolic blood pressure
-Pallor
-Facial expression
-Increased muscle tension
