NUR 275 PAINMANAGEMENT & THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

NUR 275 PAINMANAGEMENT & THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS What is pain? - • Universal • Personal • Unpleasant Emotional & Sensory Experience resulting from actual or possible damage to tissues and is uniquely experienced and described by each person. • #1 reason for seeking healthcare • Significant public health problem Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain-Endocrine - -Decreased insulin, increased epinephrine, increased ADH Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Metabolic - Hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, hepatic glycogenolysis Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Cardiovascular - Increased HR, increased cardiac workload, hypertension, hypercoagulation 2COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY BRITTIE DONALD, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Respiratory - Decreased flows and volume, sputum retention, infection Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Genitourinary - Decreased urinary output, urinary retention, fluid overload Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Gastrointestinal - Decreased gastric and bowel motility Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Musculoskeletal - Muscle spasms, impaired muscle function, fatigue, immobility Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Cognitive - Reduction in cognitive function, mental confusion Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Immune - Depressed immune system Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Developmental - Addictive behavior, anxiety states, increased vulnerability to stress disorders Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Future pain - Debilitating chronic pain syndromes Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Quality of life - Sleepiness, anxiety, fear, hopelessness, thoughts of suicide Pain Classifications - • Chronic -• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy -• Persistent -• Breakthrough -• Malignant 3COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY BRITTIE DONALD, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED -• Nonmalignant • Acute Acute Pain - Involves tissue damage as a result of surgery, trauma, burn or venipuncture for a short duration and resolves with normal healing. Chronic Pain - A.K.A. Persistent pain Subcategorized as being of cancer (malignant) or non-cancer (non-malignant) origin and can persist throughout the course of a persons life. Ex. of noncancer chronic pain (NON-malignant) - Peripheral neuropathy from diabetes Back or neck pain after injury Osteoporosis from joint degeneration Ex. of conditions causing both chronic and acute pain -