NFDN 1002: UNIT 8 PROMOTING COMFORT AND MANAGING PAIN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NFDN 1002: UNIT 8 PROMOTING COMFORT AND MANAGING PAIN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS purpose of pain - Correct Answer ️️ -signals ongoing or potential tissue damage, protective measure to prevent further injury. pain perception - Correct Answer ️️ -Subjective but can be compared from day to day in same person pain threshold - Correct Answer ️️ -the point at which a person feels pain Pain breakthrough - Correct Answer ️️ -Sudden, brief pain from a chronic condition like arthritis or cancer nociceptive pain - Correct Answer ️️ -Pain from physical damage or potential damage to body somatic pain - Correct Answer ️️ -Pain that originates from skeletal muscles, ligaments, or joints. visceral pain - Correct Answer ️️ -pain that originates from organs or smooth muscles acute pain - Correct Answer ️️ -short-term, self-limiting, often predictable trajectory; stops after injury heals chronic pain - Correct Answer ️️ -episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous Cancer pain - Correct Answer ️️ -pain resulting from any of a variety of causes related to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer