Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0: Pain - ENA-ENO-
C27 (Q’s & A’s) 100% Accurate
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6 months?
Right Ans - FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for
managing a trauma patient? Right Ans - Withhold pain medication until
diagnostic tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain
assessment scale? Right Ans - Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain Right
Ans - False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain? Right Ans -
Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain? Right Ans -
Neuromatrix theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors? Right
Ans - Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of pain?
Right Ans - Visceral
Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for
patients in which age group? Right Ans - Preschoolers
Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an
acute pain episode from sickle cell disease? Right Ans - Hydromorphone
(Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects? Right Ans - Fentanyl
(Duragesic)
C27 (Q’s & A’s) 100% Accurate
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6 months?
Right Ans - FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for
managing a trauma patient? Right Ans - Withhold pain medication until
diagnostic tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain
assessment scale? Right Ans - Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain Right
Ans - False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain? Right Ans -
Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain? Right Ans -
Neuromatrix theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors? Right
Ans - Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of pain?
Right Ans - Visceral
Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for
patients in which age group? Right Ans - Preschoolers
Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an
acute pain episode from sickle cell disease? Right Ans - Hydromorphone
(Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects? Right Ans - Fentanyl
(Duragesic)
