1807NRS EOT FINAL PAPER Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: what is perception.
Answer: the point at which a person is concsciously aware of pain
Question 2: what is modulation.
Answer: inhibition or facilitation of afferent input, which can also occur anywhere along nociceptive
pathways
Question 3: waht is the gate control theory of pain.
Answer: asserts that non- painful input closes the nerve "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain
sensation from traveling to the central nervous system.
Question 4: what are the factors that influence pain.
Answer:
1. age
2. gender
3. culture
4. meaning of pain
5. attention
6. anxiety
7. fatigue
8. previous experience
9. coping style
10. family and social support
Question 5: what is PQRSTU.
Answer:
1. provoking/palliative factors
2. quality
3. region/radiation
4. severity
5. time of onset/duration
6. patients understanding
Question 6: what is the role of the nurse in pain assessment and management.
Answer: observation, questioning techniques, active listening, measurement and interpretation
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,Question 7: what are some interventions for pain management.
Answer: relieving factors, maintaining existing and physical psychosocial function, maintaining the ability
to perform self-care, using pain relief measures safely
Question 8: what are some non-pharmalogical interventions.
Answer:
1. acupressure
2. relaxation
3. distraction
4. music
5. biofeedback
6. self- hypnosis
7. cutaneous stimulation
8. TENS
9. hot/cold packs
Question 9: what are the types of wounds (4).
Answer: traumatic, thermal, Iatrogenic and disease
Question 10: what are some age associated changes in the skin.
Answer:
1. decreased sensory perception
2. increased dryness
3. thinner and less elastic
4. decreased absorption of Vit D
5. reduction in immune response
6. decrease in thermoregulation
7. hormonal changes
8. less subcutaneous tissue
9. hair colour
Question 11: what does wound classification systems describe.
Answer:
1. skin integrity
2. cause of wound
3. severity
4. cleanliness
5. descriptive quality
Question 12: what are the 4 phases of wound healing.
Answer: haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation or reconstruction, maturation or remodelling of scar tissue
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, Question 13: what are some modes of wound healing.
Answer:
1. primary intention (healing of a clean wound w/o tissue loss)
2. delayed primary intention (dirty)
3. secondary intention (tissue loss)
4. skin graftin
5. flap
Question 14: what are 3 complications of wound healing.
Answer:
1. dehiscence - separation of layers. haemorrhage
2. evisceration - med emergencies
3. hypertrophic scars
4. keloid scars
5. contractures
Question 15: what are some factors that affect wound healing.
Answer:
1. comorbidities
2. nutrition and hydration
3. medications
4. age
5. obesity
6. psychological state
7. decreased blood supplu
8. infection
9. foreign bodies
10. pressure
11. friction
12. shear
13. temperature
14. exudate and moisture
15. loss of senstation
16. smoking
Question 16: how are acute surgical wounds managed.
Answer:
1. primary intention healing
2. wound edge approximated using
3. covered by dressing 24-48 hours
4. healing ridge
5. sutures removed 7-10 days post op
6. may need draining
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: what is perception.
Answer: the point at which a person is concsciously aware of pain
Question 2: what is modulation.
Answer: inhibition or facilitation of afferent input, which can also occur anywhere along nociceptive
pathways
Question 3: waht is the gate control theory of pain.
Answer: asserts that non- painful input closes the nerve "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain
sensation from traveling to the central nervous system.
Question 4: what are the factors that influence pain.
Answer:
1. age
2. gender
3. culture
4. meaning of pain
5. attention
6. anxiety
7. fatigue
8. previous experience
9. coping style
10. family and social support
Question 5: what is PQRSTU.
Answer:
1. provoking/palliative factors
2. quality
3. region/radiation
4. severity
5. time of onset/duration
6. patients understanding
Question 6: what is the role of the nurse in pain assessment and management.
Answer: observation, questioning techniques, active listening, measurement and interpretation
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,Question 7: what are some interventions for pain management.
Answer: relieving factors, maintaining existing and physical psychosocial function, maintaining the ability
to perform self-care, using pain relief measures safely
Question 8: what are some non-pharmalogical interventions.
Answer:
1. acupressure
2. relaxation
3. distraction
4. music
5. biofeedback
6. self- hypnosis
7. cutaneous stimulation
8. TENS
9. hot/cold packs
Question 9: what are the types of wounds (4).
Answer: traumatic, thermal, Iatrogenic and disease
Question 10: what are some age associated changes in the skin.
Answer:
1. decreased sensory perception
2. increased dryness
3. thinner and less elastic
4. decreased absorption of Vit D
5. reduction in immune response
6. decrease in thermoregulation
7. hormonal changes
8. less subcutaneous tissue
9. hair colour
Question 11: what does wound classification systems describe.
Answer:
1. skin integrity
2. cause of wound
3. severity
4. cleanliness
5. descriptive quality
Question 12: what are the 4 phases of wound healing.
Answer: haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation or reconstruction, maturation or remodelling of scar tissue
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, Question 13: what are some modes of wound healing.
Answer:
1. primary intention (healing of a clean wound w/o tissue loss)
2. delayed primary intention (dirty)
3. secondary intention (tissue loss)
4. skin graftin
5. flap
Question 14: what are 3 complications of wound healing.
Answer:
1. dehiscence - separation of layers. haemorrhage
2. evisceration - med emergencies
3. hypertrophic scars
4. keloid scars
5. contractures
Question 15: what are some factors that affect wound healing.
Answer:
1. comorbidities
2. nutrition and hydration
3. medications
4. age
5. obesity
6. psychological state
7. decreased blood supplu
8. infection
9. foreign bodies
10. pressure
11. friction
12. shear
13. temperature
14. exudate and moisture
15. loss of senstation
16. smoking
Question 16: how are acute surgical wounds managed.
Answer:
1. primary intention healing
2. wound edge approximated using
3. covered by dressing 24-48 hours
4. healing ridge
5. sutures removed 7-10 days post op
6. may need draining
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