Nursing Health Assessment Test Bank
Questions - Chapter 11
C - ANS When evaluating a patients pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain would
be:
A.Arthritic pain
B.Fibromyalgia
C.Kidney stones
D. Low back pain
C - ANS Which Statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experienced by an
older adult?
A. Older adults learn to tolerate pain
B. Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected
C. Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of aging
D. Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals
D - ANS A 4 year old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he
points to his stomach and says "it hurts so bad" Which pain assessment tool would be the best
choice when assessing this child's pain?
A. Descriptor Scale
B. Numerica Rating scale
C. Brief pain inventory
D. Face pain scale Revised
C - ANS A patient states that the pain medication is not working and rates his postoperative
pain at a 10 on a 1 to 10 scale. Which of these assessment findings indicates an acute pain
response to poorly controlled pain?
A. Confusion
B. Hyperventilation
C. Increase blood pressure and pulse
D. Depression
D - ANS A 60-year-old woman has developed reflexive sympathetic dystrophy after arthroscopic
repair of her shoulder. A key feature of this condition is that the:
A. Affected extremity will eventually regain its function
B. Pain is felt at one site but originates from another location
C. Patient pain will be associated with nausea, pallor, and diaphoresis
D. Slightest touch, such as sleeve brushing up against her arm, causes severe, intense pain
Questions - Chapter 11
C - ANS When evaluating a patients pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain would
be:
A.Arthritic pain
B.Fibromyalgia
C.Kidney stones
D. Low back pain
C - ANS Which Statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experienced by an
older adult?
A. Older adults learn to tolerate pain
B. Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected
C. Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of aging
D. Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals
D - ANS A 4 year old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he
points to his stomach and says "it hurts so bad" Which pain assessment tool would be the best
choice when assessing this child's pain?
A. Descriptor Scale
B. Numerica Rating scale
C. Brief pain inventory
D. Face pain scale Revised
C - ANS A patient states that the pain medication is not working and rates his postoperative
pain at a 10 on a 1 to 10 scale. Which of these assessment findings indicates an acute pain
response to poorly controlled pain?
A. Confusion
B. Hyperventilation
C. Increase blood pressure and pulse
D. Depression
D - ANS A 60-year-old woman has developed reflexive sympathetic dystrophy after arthroscopic
repair of her shoulder. A key feature of this condition is that the:
A. Affected extremity will eventually regain its function
B. Pain is felt at one site but originates from another location
C. Patient pain will be associated with nausea, pallor, and diaphoresis
D. Slightest touch, such as sleeve brushing up against her arm, causes severe, intense pain
