Pain Exam Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AMclientMwithMchronicMpainMreportsMtoMyouMthatMtheMnursesMhaveMnotMbeenMresp
ondingMtoMrequestsMforMpainMmedication.MWhatMisMyourMinitialMaction?
A.CheckMtheMmedMadministrationMrecordsMforMtheMpastMseveralMdays
B.AskMtheMnurseMeducatorMtoMprovideMin-serviceMtrainingMaboutMpainMmanagement
C.PerformMaMcompleteMpainMassessmentMonMtheMclientMandMtakeMaMpainMhistory
D.HaveMaMconferenceMwithMtheMnursesMresponsibleMforMtheMcareMofMtheMclientM-
MAnswerMD.HaveMaMconferenceMwithMtheMnursesMresponsibleMforMtheMcareMofMthe
Mclient
FamilyMmembersMareMencouragingMyourMclientMtoM"toughMoutMtheMpain"MratherMtha
nMriskMdrugMaddictionMtoMnarcotics.MTheMclientMisMstoicallyMabiding.MYouMrecognizeM
thatMtheMsocioculturalMdimensionMofMpainMisMtheMcurrentMpriorityMofMtheMclient.MW
hichMquestionMwillMyouMask?
A.WhereMisMtheMpainMlocated,MandMdoesMitMradiateMtoMotherMpartsMofMtheMbody?
B.HowMwouldMyouMdescribeMtheMpain,MandMhowMisMitMaffectingMyou?
C.WhatMdoMyouMbelieveMaboutMpainMmedicationsMandMdrugMaddiction?
D.WhatMinfoMdoMyouMneedMaboutMpain,Mhealing,MandMaddiction?M-
MAnswerMC.WhatMdoMyouMbelieveMaboutMpainMmedicationsMandMdrugMaddiction?
AMclientMwithMdiabeticMneuropathyMreportsMaMburning,Melectrical-
typeMpainMinMtheMlowerMextremitiesMthatMisMworseMatMnightMandMnotMrespondingM
toMNSAIDS.MWhichMmedMwillMyouMadvocateMforMfirst?
A.GabapentinM(Neurotonin)
B.Corticosteroids
C.Diluadid
D.LorazepamM-MAnswerMA.Gabapentin
WhichMclientMisMmostMlikelyMtoMreceiveMopioidsMforMextendedMperiodsMofMtime?
A.AMclientMwithMfibromyalgiaM
B.AMclientMwithMphantomMlimbMpainMinMtheMleg
, C.AMclientMwithMprogressiveMpancreaticMcancer
D.AMclientMwithMtrigeminalMneuralgiaM-
MAnswerMC.AMclientMwithMprogressiveMpancreaticMcancer
YouMareMreviewingMtheMchartsMofMclientsMwhoMwereMassignedMtoMtheMcareMofMaM
newlyMgraduatedMRN.MTheMRNMhasMcorrectlyMchartedMdoseMandMtimeMofMmeds,Mbut
MthereMisMnoMdocumentationMregardingMnon-
pharmMmeasures.MWhatMactionMshouldMyouMtakeMfirst?
A.MakeMaMnoteMinMtheMnurse'sMfileMandMcontinueMtoMobserveMclinicalMperformance
B.ReferMtheMnewMnurseMtoMtheMin-serviceMeducationMdepartment
C.QuizMtheMnurseMaboutMknowledgeMofMpainMmanagementMandMpharmacology
D.GiveMpraiseMforMcorrectlyMchartingMtheMdoseMandMtimeMandMdiscussMtheMdeficitsMi
nMchartingM-
MAnswerMD.GiveMpraiseMforMcorrectlyMchartingMtheMdoseMandMtimeMandMdiscussMthe
MdeficitsMinMcharting
WhichMclientsMmustMeMassignedMtoManMexperienceMRN?
A.ClientMwhoMwasMinManMautomobileMcrashMandMsustainedMmultipleMinjuries
B.ClientMwithMchronicMbackMpainMrelatedMtoMaMworkplaceMinjury
C.ClientMwhoMhasMreturnedMfromMsurgeryMandMhasMaMchestMtubeMinMplace
D.ClientMwithMabdominalMcrampsMrelatedMtoMfoodMpoisoningM
E.ClientMwithMaMsevereMheadacheMofMunknownMorigin
F.ClientMwithMchestMpainMwhoMhasMaMhistoryMofMarteriosclerosisM-
MAnswerMA,MC,ME,MF
AcuteMcareMpatients!
InMapplicationMofMtheMprinciplesMofMpainMtreatment,MwhatMisMtheMfirstMconsideration
?
A.TreatmentMisMbasedMonMclientMgoals
B.AMmultidisiplinaryMapproachMisMneeded
C.TheMclientsMperceptionMofMpainMmustMbeMacceptedM
Updated 2026
AMclientMwithMchronicMpainMreportsMtoMyouMthatMtheMnursesMhaveMnotMbeenMresp
ondingMtoMrequestsMforMpainMmedication.MWhatMisMyourMinitialMaction?
A.CheckMtheMmedMadministrationMrecordsMforMtheMpastMseveralMdays
B.AskMtheMnurseMeducatorMtoMprovideMin-serviceMtrainingMaboutMpainMmanagement
C.PerformMaMcompleteMpainMassessmentMonMtheMclientMandMtakeMaMpainMhistory
D.HaveMaMconferenceMwithMtheMnursesMresponsibleMforMtheMcareMofMtheMclientM-
MAnswerMD.HaveMaMconferenceMwithMtheMnursesMresponsibleMforMtheMcareMofMthe
Mclient
FamilyMmembersMareMencouragingMyourMclientMtoM"toughMoutMtheMpain"MratherMtha
nMriskMdrugMaddictionMtoMnarcotics.MTheMclientMisMstoicallyMabiding.MYouMrecognizeM
thatMtheMsocioculturalMdimensionMofMpainMisMtheMcurrentMpriorityMofMtheMclient.MW
hichMquestionMwillMyouMask?
A.WhereMisMtheMpainMlocated,MandMdoesMitMradiateMtoMotherMpartsMofMtheMbody?
B.HowMwouldMyouMdescribeMtheMpain,MandMhowMisMitMaffectingMyou?
C.WhatMdoMyouMbelieveMaboutMpainMmedicationsMandMdrugMaddiction?
D.WhatMinfoMdoMyouMneedMaboutMpain,Mhealing,MandMaddiction?M-
MAnswerMC.WhatMdoMyouMbelieveMaboutMpainMmedicationsMandMdrugMaddiction?
AMclientMwithMdiabeticMneuropathyMreportsMaMburning,Melectrical-
typeMpainMinMtheMlowerMextremitiesMthatMisMworseMatMnightMandMnotMrespondingM
toMNSAIDS.MWhichMmedMwillMyouMadvocateMforMfirst?
A.GabapentinM(Neurotonin)
B.Corticosteroids
C.Diluadid
D.LorazepamM-MAnswerMA.Gabapentin
WhichMclientMisMmostMlikelyMtoMreceiveMopioidsMforMextendedMperiodsMofMtime?
A.AMclientMwithMfibromyalgiaM
B.AMclientMwithMphantomMlimbMpainMinMtheMleg
, C.AMclientMwithMprogressiveMpancreaticMcancer
D.AMclientMwithMtrigeminalMneuralgiaM-
MAnswerMC.AMclientMwithMprogressiveMpancreaticMcancer
YouMareMreviewingMtheMchartsMofMclientsMwhoMwereMassignedMtoMtheMcareMofMaM
newlyMgraduatedMRN.MTheMRNMhasMcorrectlyMchartedMdoseMandMtimeMofMmeds,Mbut
MthereMisMnoMdocumentationMregardingMnon-
pharmMmeasures.MWhatMactionMshouldMyouMtakeMfirst?
A.MakeMaMnoteMinMtheMnurse'sMfileMandMcontinueMtoMobserveMclinicalMperformance
B.ReferMtheMnewMnurseMtoMtheMin-serviceMeducationMdepartment
C.QuizMtheMnurseMaboutMknowledgeMofMpainMmanagementMandMpharmacology
D.GiveMpraiseMforMcorrectlyMchartingMtheMdoseMandMtimeMandMdiscussMtheMdeficitsMi
nMchartingM-
MAnswerMD.GiveMpraiseMforMcorrectlyMchartingMtheMdoseMandMtimeMandMdiscussMthe
MdeficitsMinMcharting
WhichMclientsMmustMeMassignedMtoManMexperienceMRN?
A.ClientMwhoMwasMinManMautomobileMcrashMandMsustainedMmultipleMinjuries
B.ClientMwithMchronicMbackMpainMrelatedMtoMaMworkplaceMinjury
C.ClientMwhoMhasMreturnedMfromMsurgeryMandMhasMaMchestMtubeMinMplace
D.ClientMwithMabdominalMcrampsMrelatedMtoMfoodMpoisoningM
E.ClientMwithMaMsevereMheadacheMofMunknownMorigin
F.ClientMwithMchestMpainMwhoMhasMaMhistoryMofMarteriosclerosisM-
MAnswerMA,MC,ME,MF
AcuteMcareMpatients!
InMapplicationMofMtheMprinciplesMofMpainMtreatment,MwhatMisMtheMfirstMconsideration
?
A.TreatmentMisMbasedMonMclientMgoals
B.AMmultidisiplinaryMapproachMisMneeded
C.TheMclientsMperceptionMofMpainMmustMbeMacceptedM