NSG 316 TOPIC 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. Which type of pain does the nurse document in the medical record for a patient with herpes zoster
(shingles) who reports a pain level 10/10?
Neuropathic
2. Which diagnosis in the medical record relates to the older patient's report of increased hip pain?
Osteoarthritis
3. Which type of pain would the nurse document in the medical record for a patient complaining of
right upper abdominal pain that moves to the shoulder?
Referred
4. Which finding would the nurse expect for a patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Burning pain in feet bilaterally
5. Which pain assessment tool is appropriate for a 2-year-old patient?
Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability scale
6. The nurse asks the patient, "how does the pain limit your daily activities?" to determine which
aspect of the patient's pain experience?
Degree of impairment
7. Which pathological disorder are associated with nociceptive pain?
Arthritis & Mechanical back pain
8. Which type of pain is documented for a patient who reports severe lower back pan which standing
for the past 2 days?
Incident
9. Which pain assessment tool is being used when the nurse asks the patient to make a mark along a
10 cm horizontal line from "no pain" to "worst pain"?
Visual analogue scale
10. Which criterion of the PQRST method of pain assessment would the pregnant patient's statement,
"I feel like m abdominal muscles are being stretched" address?
Quality/Quantity
11. Which type of pain is being experienced by a patient who states, "I have numbness and tingling
and occasionally shooting pain" which asked what their pain feels like?
Neuropathic
12. Which condition would a nurse suspect in a patient with a broken leg who reports swelling,
stiffness, and burning pain in the leg, who has noticeably brittle nails, and pale, dry shiny skin?
Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy
13. Which pain assessment tool would the nurse use to evaluate the intensity of pain in a 6-year-old
patient?
Faces Pain Scale
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VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. Which type of pain does the nurse document in the medical record for a patient with herpes zoster
(shingles) who reports a pain level 10/10?
Neuropathic
2. Which diagnosis in the medical record relates to the older patient's report of increased hip pain?
Osteoarthritis
3. Which type of pain would the nurse document in the medical record for a patient complaining of
right upper abdominal pain that moves to the shoulder?
Referred
4. Which finding would the nurse expect for a patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Burning pain in feet bilaterally
5. Which pain assessment tool is appropriate for a 2-year-old patient?
Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability scale
6. The nurse asks the patient, "how does the pain limit your daily activities?" to determine which
aspect of the patient's pain experience?
Degree of impairment
7. Which pathological disorder are associated with nociceptive pain?
Arthritis & Mechanical back pain
8. Which type of pain is documented for a patient who reports severe lower back pan which standing
for the past 2 days?
Incident
9. Which pain assessment tool is being used when the nurse asks the patient to make a mark along a
10 cm horizontal line from "no pain" to "worst pain"?
Visual analogue scale
10. Which criterion of the PQRST method of pain assessment would the pregnant patient's statement,
"I feel like m abdominal muscles are being stretched" address?
Quality/Quantity
11. Which type of pain is being experienced by a patient who states, "I have numbness and tingling
and occasionally shooting pain" which asked what their pain feels like?
Neuropathic
12. Which condition would a nurse suspect in a patient with a broken leg who reports swelling,
stiffness, and burning pain in the leg, who has noticeably brittle nails, and pale, dry shiny skin?
Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy
13. Which pain assessment tool would the nurse use to evaluate the intensity of pain in a 6-year-old
patient?
Faces Pain Scale
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