PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 nociceptive pain - Answers pain from noxious stimuli somatic pain - Answers originating from muscle, bone, joints, tendons, or blood vessels, well localized, "aching, stabbing, throbbing" visceral pain - Answers a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain that arises from the abdominal organs, or viscera, "dull or colicky" neuropathic pain - Answers pain from damage to neurons of either the peripheral or central nervous system- "sharp/burning" idiopathic pain - Answers chronic pain in the absence of an identifiable physical or psychological cause or pain perceived as excessive for the extent of an organic pathological condition central neuropathic pain - Answers begins at any point along the CNS peripheral neuropathic pain - Answers created at the level of a nerve ending or along the nerve course to the root itself acute pain - Answers pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery, 0-7 days in duration acute pain symptoms - Answers tachycardia, hypertension, sweating, vasoconstriction chronic pain - Answers episode of pain that lasts for 3 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous focus of chronic pain treatment - Answers elimination or reduction spinal T cells - Answers carriers of peripheral afferent nerve signals to the spinal cord action system - Answers occurs when spinal T cells reach critical level, allows the body to exert behaviors of pain four causes of cancer pain - Answers pain r/t cancer, pain indirectly related to cancer, incidental pain, treatment-related pain cancer pain - Answers nociceptive- when tumor or mass presses or invades a pain-sensitive portion of the body pain indirectly related to cancer - Answers pain as a result of immobility- joint pain, muscle wasting, pressure sores, etc most prevalent cause of cancer pain - Answers bone tumors chronic lower back pain - Answers any low back pain lasting longer than. 7-12 weeks migraine - Answers specific type of headache characterized by unilateral severe head pain, sensitivity to light, dizziness, and nausea phase one of migraine - Answers altered mood, irritability, depression or euphoria, fatigue, yawning, sleepiness, chocolate craving phase two of migraine - Answers aura- visual/sensory phenomena, motor weakness, poor coordination. not all people will experience this. can manifest as visual flashing, jagged lights, double vision or loss of vision, sensory "pins & needles" phase three of migraine - Answers headache phase- unilateral and alternates side to side with each episode. N/V, light sensitivity, movement exacerbates pain phase four of migraine - Answers resolution- somnolence and sleeping phase five of migraine - Answers postdrome- lasts about 24hrs and may include feeling drained and exhausted, or a sense of elation and euphoria tension type headache - Answers most common type of headache; not sufficiently severe to interfere with daily activities; dull, aching, diffuse, nondescript headaches occurring in a hatband distribution around the head; may result from oromandibular dysfunction, stress, anxiety, depression, overuse of analgesics or caffeine; analgesic relief provided by aspirin and NSAIDs TMJ disorder - Answers condition characterized by facial pain and restricted ability to open/move the jaw noninvasive treatment for tmj - Answers reduce motion, soft diet, heat, NSAIDs, antidepressants pain in HIV patients - Answers significantly under-treated, diarrhea is common and interferes w drug absorption, important to treat acute pain before it becomes chronic sickle cell pain - Answers pain usually comes from the bones, usually involving the arms, hands, legs, feet, or back. pain in abd or chest. considered ischemic pain as it is d/t tissue hypoxia. factors influencing pain during labor and delivery - Answers size of babys head, different laboring positions, hormones released can help reduce pain, pain perception and avoidance behavior is escalated by fear, apprehension, and anxiety. non-medicinal pain management for the laboring mother - Answers breathing techniques, massage, hot/cold therapy, walking, rocking, coaching support, changing positions pharmacological pain management for the laboring mother - Answers narcotics and regional anesthesia primary factors influencing postop pain - Answers site, nature, and duration of surgery. postop complications, tolerance and mgmt of anesthesia, quality of care allodynia - Answers pain from a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain potential complications of unmanaged pain - Answers atelectasis, postop pneumonia, CV compromise, reduced mobility, decreased gastric motility, urinary retention, electrolyte imbalance, hyperglycemia, psych CRPS type 1 - Answers develops after an injury or noxious event. no associated nerve injury, pain seemingly disproportionate to the initial event CRPS type 2 - Answers generally occurs in the hand or foot after nerve injury CRPS stage 1 symptoms - Answers burning pain, rapid nail and hair growth, muscle spasms, joint stiffness, vasospasm CRPS stage 2 symptoms - Answers worsening pain, edema, cyanosis, muscle atrophy, cracked and brittle nails, allodynia or hyperalgesia, marked osteoporosis CRPS stage 3 symptoms - Answers irreversible changes in muscles and skin. severe pain continues, along with muscular atrophy, tendon contractors, osteoporosis complex regional pain syndrome - Answers burning pain that occurs after an injury to an arm or a leg, a heart attack, stroke, or other medical problem fibromyalgia syndrome - Answers musculoskeletal pain and aching that is diffuse and associated with stiffness and expected tender points, where no underlying physiological condition is found. widespread pain involving at least 3 bodily sites for 3+ months preoperational child pain perception - Answers may perceive it as a punishment for something they did or did not do. they do not understand the cause underlying their pain visual analogue scale - Answers unidimensional pain rating system that asks patients to make marks on a line calibrated with pain descriptions Oucher pain rating scale - Answers newborn faces ranging from extreme distress to impartial body diagram method - Answers color in where the pain is- darker color for intensity daily diary method - Answers patient keeps record of their pain over time mccill pain questionnaire - Answers used to collect information pertaining to diagnosis, med use, pain and medical hx, other symptoms, and specific defining features brief pain inventory - Answers gathers information about pain and its impact on daily functioning multidimensional pain inventory - Answers 64 item tool for individuals to self report their pain experience, takes ADLs into account pain behaviors in nonverbal elderly chronic pain patients - Answers noisy breathing, negative vocalization, tense body language, fidgeting, sad facial expression, frightened facial expression, frown four domains of well being - Answers physical well-being, psychological well-being, social we--being, spiritual well-being 40-50% of patients suffering from chronic pain also suffer from - Answers depression can be both a precipitating agent of chronic pain as well as a byproduct of the pain - Answers stress overt coping strategies - Answers rest, medication, use of relaxation techniques to control pain covert coping strategies - Answers methods of distraction, self-reassurance, problem-solving, trying to gain information to better cope with pain transduction - Answers the change of a stimulus from peripheral nociceptors to an electrical impulse transmission - Answers the relay of transduced impulses across the neuronal membrane, ending in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord hyperesthesia - Answers increased sensitivity to stimulation such as touch or pain dysesthesia - Answers painful sensation