NUSC-1F18 Exam questions and
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says The patient rates his pain as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the
worst pain. The patient's wife says that he can't be in that much pain since he has been sleeping
for 30 mins. which is the most accurate for assessing the patient's pain? - correct answer ✔✔
The patient's report of pain
A patient with bronchial carcinoma reports constipation for the past 2 months. The patient is on
meperidine and ibuprofen for pain relief for the past six months. The patient has been taking
metformin and captopril for the past 10 years. What could be the most probable reason for
constipation in the patient? - correct answer ✔✔ Side effects of opioid.
The nurse explains patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to a patient. If the patient has understood
this information, what would be the patient's most appropriate statement? - correct answer
✔✔ The device reduces the risk of overdose of medication.
A patient is in the first postoperative day following a nephrectomy. The patient is receiving
morphine through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device for management of pain. The
patient complains of pain in the shoulders. The nurse understands that it is a referred pain.
What explanation should the nurse provide to the patient regarding the referred pain? - correct
answer ✔✔ It is a pain that is felt at a site away from it's actual origin or pathology.
Drug administration would be considered palliative in which situation? - correct answer ✔✔
Pain management for a patient with terminal cancer.
What should the nurse teach a patient to minimize nocturne? - correct answer ✔✔ Limit fluids
before bedtime
answers graded A+ updated
says The patient rates his pain as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the
worst pain. The patient's wife says that he can't be in that much pain since he has been sleeping
for 30 mins. which is the most accurate for assessing the patient's pain? - correct answer ✔✔
The patient's report of pain
A patient with bronchial carcinoma reports constipation for the past 2 months. The patient is on
meperidine and ibuprofen for pain relief for the past six months. The patient has been taking
metformin and captopril for the past 10 years. What could be the most probable reason for
constipation in the patient? - correct answer ✔✔ Side effects of opioid.
The nurse explains patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to a patient. If the patient has understood
this information, what would be the patient's most appropriate statement? - correct answer
✔✔ The device reduces the risk of overdose of medication.
A patient is in the first postoperative day following a nephrectomy. The patient is receiving
morphine through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device for management of pain. The
patient complains of pain in the shoulders. The nurse understands that it is a referred pain.
What explanation should the nurse provide to the patient regarding the referred pain? - correct
answer ✔✔ It is a pain that is felt at a site away from it's actual origin or pathology.
Drug administration would be considered palliative in which situation? - correct answer ✔✔
Pain management for a patient with terminal cancer.
What should the nurse teach a patient to minimize nocturne? - correct answer ✔✔ Limit fluids
before bedtime
