NUR 243 FINAL 4 COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ When we administer a pain medication such as an opioid, what is
one side effect that we want to be conscious of and how will we
prepare for this?
Answer: constipation
-we will give our patient a stool softener
◉ What tool can we use to assess a patients pain?
Answer: OLD CARTS
◉ why is it important to be aware of your own biases when caring
for pain?
Answer: it can effect your patients care.
ex: believing all men have to be tough
◉ what things will we consider in our evaluation of pain relief
interventions?
Answer: -what is the patient perception of the pain (current, past,
acceptable pain level)
,-was the goal achieved?
-side effects (medications, pain itself)
-limits on function (QOL)
-effects on rest and sleep
◉ what is a tool used to tx chronic pain?
Answer: Mankoski tool
◉ pain which occurs in the organs, abdomen, or skeleton
Answer: somatic pain
◉ Pain that is usually relieved through the use of an NSAID or
ibuprofen alone or in combination with a muscle relaxant
Answer: tension h/a
◉ what is "addressing pain with multiple professionals from
multiple disciplines
Answer: interprofessional approach
◉ pain perceived by the region of the body no longer present and
considered a neuropathic pain
Answer: phantom pain
,◉ the use of a serotonin receptor aggonist such as Imitrex is
common practice tx for ________
Answer: migraine headaches
◉ the evaluation of the impact of pain on all aspects of a persons life
is known as ______ _____
Answer: holistic care
◉ What is a "headache characterized by their bilateral location and
pressing or tightening quality"
Answer: stress-tension h/a
◉ what are associate symptoms of pain?
Answer: stress
anxiety
depression
fatigue
◉ What is a "chronic central pain syndrome marked by widespread
nonarticular musculoskeletal pain and fatigue with multiple tender
points"
Answer: fibromyalgia
, ◉ what would you call "the incorporation of self-care activities to
increase the effectiveness of therapy"
Answer: non-pharmacological control
◉ This dx may be preceded by premonitory symptoms or aura
Answer: migraine h/a
◉ What are premonitory symptoms?
Answer:
◉ this therapy is used to resolve visual-proprioceptive dissociation
in the brain with phantom leg pain
Answer: mirror therapy
◉ What are some non-pharm txs of fibromyalgia
Answer: massage, heat, cold, gentle stretching, yoga, tai chi
◉ pain that is characterized by numbing, hot-burning, shooting,
stabbing, sharp, or electric shock like characterisitcs
Answer: neuropathic pain
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ When we administer a pain medication such as an opioid, what is
one side effect that we want to be conscious of and how will we
prepare for this?
Answer: constipation
-we will give our patient a stool softener
◉ What tool can we use to assess a patients pain?
Answer: OLD CARTS
◉ why is it important to be aware of your own biases when caring
for pain?
Answer: it can effect your patients care.
ex: believing all men have to be tough
◉ what things will we consider in our evaluation of pain relief
interventions?
Answer: -what is the patient perception of the pain (current, past,
acceptable pain level)
,-was the goal achieved?
-side effects (medications, pain itself)
-limits on function (QOL)
-effects on rest and sleep
◉ what is a tool used to tx chronic pain?
Answer: Mankoski tool
◉ pain which occurs in the organs, abdomen, or skeleton
Answer: somatic pain
◉ Pain that is usually relieved through the use of an NSAID or
ibuprofen alone or in combination with a muscle relaxant
Answer: tension h/a
◉ what is "addressing pain with multiple professionals from
multiple disciplines
Answer: interprofessional approach
◉ pain perceived by the region of the body no longer present and
considered a neuropathic pain
Answer: phantom pain
,◉ the use of a serotonin receptor aggonist such as Imitrex is
common practice tx for ________
Answer: migraine headaches
◉ the evaluation of the impact of pain on all aspects of a persons life
is known as ______ _____
Answer: holistic care
◉ What is a "headache characterized by their bilateral location and
pressing or tightening quality"
Answer: stress-tension h/a
◉ what are associate symptoms of pain?
Answer: stress
anxiety
depression
fatigue
◉ What is a "chronic central pain syndrome marked by widespread
nonarticular musculoskeletal pain and fatigue with multiple tender
points"
Answer: fibromyalgia
, ◉ what would you call "the incorporation of self-care activities to
increase the effectiveness of therapy"
Answer: non-pharmacological control
◉ This dx may be preceded by premonitory symptoms or aura
Answer: migraine h/a
◉ What are premonitory symptoms?
Answer:
◉ this therapy is used to resolve visual-proprioceptive dissociation
in the brain with phantom leg pain
Answer: mirror therapy
◉ What are some non-pharm txs of fibromyalgia
Answer: massage, heat, cold, gentle stretching, yoga, tai chi
◉ pain that is characterized by numbing, hot-burning, shooting,
stabbing, sharp, or electric shock like characterisitcs
Answer: neuropathic pain
