NURS 300 Exam 2 – Questions With Expert
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do you have heart problems?
do you take medications?
do you have swelling in feet or ankles?
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CPOT scale (critical care pain
1 pain 2
observation tool)
3 acute pain 4 Cardiac assessment questions
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Terms in this set (117)
,pain feeling of discomfort caused by actual or potential
tissue damage
pain is WHATEVER the patient says it is
subjective, universal experience
Assessment of pain Self reported levels
Utilize different scales for different populations
Use symptom analysis (OLD CARTS, OPQRST)
OLD CARTS stands for: o - onset
l - location
d - duration
c- characteristics
a - alleviating or aggregating factors
r - radiating
t - timing
s - severity
What are some considerations for Women are most likely to be undertreated for pain
pain, ethnicity and gender? ex. childbirth is often undertreated
Young girls are typically coddled more than young
boys
Certain ethnic groups are discounted for pain
acute pain typically lasts less than 3 months and usually has a
cause
causes increase in vital signs
typically is responsive to opioid and non-opioid
analgesics
, chronic pain longer than 3-6 months and is typically caused by
chronic condition
can be preceded by acute pain
treatment is usually symptom relief or with around
the clock opioids
can lead to depression, anxiety, fatigue
idiopathic pain pain that is of unknown cause
nociceptive pain damage or inflammation of tissue that causes
nocioceptive stimulation
typically responds to opioid and nonopioid analgesia
described as aching, throbbing and localized
includes somatic and visceral
visceral pain type of nocioceptive pain that causes pain in internal
organs
somatic pain nocioceptive pain that radiates from bones, joints,
muscle, skin or connective tissue
neuropathic pain pain due to damaged or dysfunctional nerves
reacts to adjuvant medications such as
antidepressants, antispasmodics, muscle relaxants
described as shooting, burning pain
Wong-Baker FACES scale a pain scale that uses a combination of numbers and
faces 0-10
good for children 3 years and older
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
do you have heart problems?
do you take medications?
do you have swelling in feet or ankles?
Choose an answer
CPOT scale (critical care pain
1 pain 2
observation tool)
3 acute pain 4 Cardiac assessment questions
Don't know?
Terms in this set (117)
,pain feeling of discomfort caused by actual or potential
tissue damage
pain is WHATEVER the patient says it is
subjective, universal experience
Assessment of pain Self reported levels
Utilize different scales for different populations
Use symptom analysis (OLD CARTS, OPQRST)
OLD CARTS stands for: o - onset
l - location
d - duration
c- characteristics
a - alleviating or aggregating factors
r - radiating
t - timing
s - severity
What are some considerations for Women are most likely to be undertreated for pain
pain, ethnicity and gender? ex. childbirth is often undertreated
Young girls are typically coddled more than young
boys
Certain ethnic groups are discounted for pain
acute pain typically lasts less than 3 months and usually has a
cause
causes increase in vital signs
typically is responsive to opioid and non-opioid
analgesics
, chronic pain longer than 3-6 months and is typically caused by
chronic condition
can be preceded by acute pain
treatment is usually symptom relief or with around
the clock opioids
can lead to depression, anxiety, fatigue
idiopathic pain pain that is of unknown cause
nociceptive pain damage or inflammation of tissue that causes
nocioceptive stimulation
typically responds to opioid and nonopioid analgesia
described as aching, throbbing and localized
includes somatic and visceral
visceral pain type of nocioceptive pain that causes pain in internal
organs
somatic pain nocioceptive pain that radiates from bones, joints,
muscle, skin or connective tissue
neuropathic pain pain due to damaged or dysfunctional nerves
reacts to adjuvant medications such as
antidepressants, antispasmodics, muscle relaxants
described as shooting, burning pain
Wong-Baker FACES scale a pain scale that uses a combination of numbers and
faces 0-10
good for children 3 years and older
