PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR TANNER BAILEY
2026 CLINICAL CARE PLAN ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS FINAL STUDY
GUIDE
◉ The wife of a client with cancer is concerned that her husband's
breakthrough doses of morphine have recently needed to be larger
and more frequent in order for him to achieve pain relief. The nurse
would recognize that the client is likely showing the effects of:
Answer: tolerance.
◉ A client has required frequent scheduled and breakthrough doses
of opioid analgesics in the 6 days since admission to the hospital.
The client's medication regimen may necessitate which
intervention?
Answer: Stool softeners and increased fluid intake
◉ Which of the following is considered to be the most potent
neuromodulators?
Answer: Endorphins
, ◉ The nurse is assessing a patient for the chronology of the pain she
is experiencing. Which is an example of an appropriate interview
question to obtain this data?
Answer: How does the pain develop and progress?
◉ A sudden blow to the head results in pain that is transmitted by
which type of fibers?
Answer: A-delta
◉ A client prescribed pain medication around the clock experiences
pain one hour before the next dose of the pain medication is due.
Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Answer: Assess for medication order for breakthrough pain
◉ The nurse is preparing to administer an NSAID to a client for pain
relief. The nurse notices that the client is diagnosed with a bleeding
disorder. What should the nurse do?
Answer: Contact the physician.
◉ A nurse is treating a young boy who is in pain but cannot vocalize
this pain. What would be the nurse's best intervention in this
situation?
Answer: Ask the boy to draw a cartoon about the color or shape of
his pain.
2026 CLINICAL CARE PLAN ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS FINAL STUDY
GUIDE
◉ The wife of a client with cancer is concerned that her husband's
breakthrough doses of morphine have recently needed to be larger
and more frequent in order for him to achieve pain relief. The nurse
would recognize that the client is likely showing the effects of:
Answer: tolerance.
◉ A client has required frequent scheduled and breakthrough doses
of opioid analgesics in the 6 days since admission to the hospital.
The client's medication regimen may necessitate which
intervention?
Answer: Stool softeners and increased fluid intake
◉ Which of the following is considered to be the most potent
neuromodulators?
Answer: Endorphins
, ◉ The nurse is assessing a patient for the chronology of the pain she
is experiencing. Which is an example of an appropriate interview
question to obtain this data?
Answer: How does the pain develop and progress?
◉ A sudden blow to the head results in pain that is transmitted by
which type of fibers?
Answer: A-delta
◉ A client prescribed pain medication around the clock experiences
pain one hour before the next dose of the pain medication is due.
Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Answer: Assess for medication order for breakthrough pain
◉ The nurse is preparing to administer an NSAID to a client for pain
relief. The nurse notices that the client is diagnosed with a bleeding
disorder. What should the nurse do?
Answer: Contact the physician.
◉ A nurse is treating a young boy who is in pain but cannot vocalize
this pain. What would be the nurse's best intervention in this
situation?
Answer: Ask the boy to draw a cartoon about the color or shape of
his pain.
