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Pain Management Practice Test questions with verified
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An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is best for the nurse to take to
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assess
this patient's pain?
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a. Assess the patient's body language.
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b. Ask the patient to rate the level of pain.
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c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased heart rate.
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d. Have the patient describe the effect of pain on the ability to cope. - ✔✔b
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A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and is experiencing
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severe pain. ||
The patient's blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally,
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the
patient does not appear to be in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most
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therapeutic?
a. "Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe your pain?"
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b. "OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers immediately."
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c. "What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?"
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d. "You do not look like you are in pain." - ✔✔c
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A nurse teaches the patient about the gate control theory. Which statement made by a
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patient
reflects a correct understanding about the relationship between the gate control theory of
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pain and the || ||
use of meditation to relieve pain?
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a. "Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming through the gate."
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b. "Meditation alters the chemical composition of pain neuroregulators, which closes the
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gate."
c. "Meditation will help me sleep through the pain because it opens the gate."
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d. "Meditation stops the occurrence of pain stimuli." - ✔✔a
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A nurse is planning care for an older-adult patient who is experiencing pain. Which
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statement made by the nurse indicates the supervising nurse needs to follow up?
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a. "As adults age, their ability to perceive pain decreases."
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b. "Older patients may have low serum albumin in their blood, causing toxic effects of
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analgesic drugs." ||
c. "Patients who have dementia probably experience pain, and their pain is not always well
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controlled."
d."It is safe to administer opioids to older adults as long as you start with small doses and
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frequently assess the patient's response to the medication." - ✔✔a
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The nurse is caring for two patients; both are having a hysterectomy. The first patient is
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having the ||
hysterectomy after a complicated birth. The second patient has uterine cancer. What will
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most likely ||
influence the experience of pain for these two patients?
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a. Meaning of pain
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Pain Management Practice Test questions with verified
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detailed answers ||
An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is best for the nurse to take to
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assess
this patient's pain?
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a. Assess the patient's body language.
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b. Ask the patient to rate the level of pain.
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c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased heart rate.
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d. Have the patient describe the effect of pain on the ability to cope. - ✔✔b
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A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and is experiencing
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severe pain. ||
The patient's blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the
patient does not appear to be in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most
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therapeutic?
a. "Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe your pain?"
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b. "OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers immediately."
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c. "What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?"
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d. "You do not look like you are in pain." - ✔✔c
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A nurse teaches the patient about the gate control theory. Which statement made by a
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patient
reflects a correct understanding about the relationship between the gate control theory of
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pain and the || ||
use of meditation to relieve pain?
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, 2
a. "Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming through the gate."
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b. "Meditation alters the chemical composition of pain neuroregulators, which closes the
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gate."
c. "Meditation will help me sleep through the pain because it opens the gate."
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d. "Meditation stops the occurrence of pain stimuli." - ✔✔a
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A nurse is planning care for an older-adult patient who is experiencing pain. Which
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statement made by the nurse indicates the supervising nurse needs to follow up?
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a. "As adults age, their ability to perceive pain decreases."
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b. "Older patients may have low serum albumin in their blood, causing toxic effects of
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analgesic drugs." ||
c. "Patients who have dementia probably experience pain, and their pain is not always well
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controlled."
d."It is safe to administer opioids to older adults as long as you start with small doses and
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frequently assess the patient's response to the medication." - ✔✔a
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The nurse is caring for two patients; both are having a hysterectomy. The first patient is
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having the ||
hysterectomy after a complicated birth. The second patient has uterine cancer. What will
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most likely ||
influence the experience of pain for these two patients?
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a. Meaning of pain
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