Complete Solutions
Acute pain Correct Answers pain that lasts from
seconds to less than 6 months. usually associated
with recent injury
Afebrile Correct Answers Normal body
temperature (without fever)
Affective responses to pain Correct Answers -
Exaggerated weeping and restlessness
- Withdrawal
- Stoicism
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Fear
- Anger
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Hopelessness
- Powerlessness
Age and gender Correct Answers - Women on
average have slightly higher pulse rates than men.
- Pulse rate decreases as a person ages due to
decreased metabolic rate.
airborne precautions Correct Answers - Place
patient in a private room that has monitored
,negative air pressure in relation to surrounding
areas.
- Wear a mask or respirator when entering room of
patient with known or suspected tuberculosis.
- Transport patient out of room only when
necessary and place a surgical mask on the patient
if possible.
Airborne precautions Correct Answers Use these
for patients who have infections that spread
through the air such as tuberculosis, varicella
(chicken pox), rubeola (measles), and possibly
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
Apnea Correct Answers periods where there is no
breathing
Assessment techniques Correct Answers *general
order of assessment not including abdomen*
- inspection
- palpation
- percussion
- auscultation
behavioral responses to pain Correct Answers -
Moving away from painful stimuli
-Grimacing, moaning, and crying
-Restlessness
, -Protecting the painful area and refusing to move
bradycardia Correct Answers -decreased pulse
rate
- below 60 beats/min
Chronic Pain Correct Answers episode of pain that
lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
conduction Correct Answers The transfer of heat
to another object during direct contact
Contact Precautions Correct Answers - Place the
patient in a private room, if available.
- Wear PPE whenever you enter the room for all
interactions that may involve contact with the
patient and potentially contaminated areas in the
patient's environment.
- Limit movement of the patient out of the room.
- Avoid sharing patient-care equipment.
Contact Precautions Correct Answers Use these
for patients who are infected or colonized by a
multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO).
Convalescent period Correct Answers recovery
period from the infection. The signs and symptoms