NR 283 FINAL EXAM FOUR ACTUAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS NURSING
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◉ what are possible causes of pain
Answer: Causes of pain are inflammation, infection, ischemia, tissue
necrosis, stretching of tissue, stretching of tendons/ligaments/joints
capsule, chemicals, burns, and muscle spasms.
◉ cause of chest pain
Answer: A blockage in the within the heart blood vessels that reduce
the blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle.
◉ cause of gas pain
Answer: Gas trapped within the large intestine due to fiber, starches
and some sugars
◉ somatic pain
,Answer: may arise from the skin (cutaneous) or from deeper
structures such as bone or muscle, to be conducted by sensory
nerves.
◉ visceral pain
Answer: originates in the organs and travels by sympathetic fibers.
Depending on the cause, pain may be sudden and short term,
marked primarily by a reflex withdrawal.
◉ referred pain
Answer: sometimes the source of a pain stimulus can be localized to
a specific area. In other cases, the pain is generalized, and the source
is difficult to determine. Sometimes the pain is perceived at a site
distant from the source.
◉ phantom pain
Answer: Pain or another sensation such as itching or tingling occurs
in some individuals, usually adults, after an amputation. Is perceived
by the person as occurring in the lost limb and usually does not
respond to usual pain therapies.
◉ nociceptors
Answer: are free sensory nerve endings that are present in most
tissues of the body.
, ◉ how are nociceptors stimulated
Answer: Nociceptors may be stimulated by thermal, chemical, or
mechanical/physical means.
◉ pain threshold
Answer: refers to the level of stimulation required to activate the
nerve endings sufficiently for the individual to perceive pain
◉ pain tolerance
Answer: is the ability to withstand pain or the perception of its
intensity.
◉ clinical manifestations of pain
Answer: · Frowning
· Grimacing
· Appetite changes
· Poor sleeping
· Fearful expression
· Teeth grinding
· Fidgeting
· Groaning or moaning
· Crying
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS NURSING
SUCCESS PACKAGE
◉ what are possible causes of pain
Answer: Causes of pain are inflammation, infection, ischemia, tissue
necrosis, stretching of tissue, stretching of tendons/ligaments/joints
capsule, chemicals, burns, and muscle spasms.
◉ cause of chest pain
Answer: A blockage in the within the heart blood vessels that reduce
the blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle.
◉ cause of gas pain
Answer: Gas trapped within the large intestine due to fiber, starches
and some sugars
◉ somatic pain
,Answer: may arise from the skin (cutaneous) or from deeper
structures such as bone or muscle, to be conducted by sensory
nerves.
◉ visceral pain
Answer: originates in the organs and travels by sympathetic fibers.
Depending on the cause, pain may be sudden and short term,
marked primarily by a reflex withdrawal.
◉ referred pain
Answer: sometimes the source of a pain stimulus can be localized to
a specific area. In other cases, the pain is generalized, and the source
is difficult to determine. Sometimes the pain is perceived at a site
distant from the source.
◉ phantom pain
Answer: Pain or another sensation such as itching or tingling occurs
in some individuals, usually adults, after an amputation. Is perceived
by the person as occurring in the lost limb and usually does not
respond to usual pain therapies.
◉ nociceptors
Answer: are free sensory nerve endings that are present in most
tissues of the body.
, ◉ how are nociceptors stimulated
Answer: Nociceptors may be stimulated by thermal, chemical, or
mechanical/physical means.
◉ pain threshold
Answer: refers to the level of stimulation required to activate the
nerve endings sufficiently for the individual to perceive pain
◉ pain tolerance
Answer: is the ability to withstand pain or the perception of its
intensity.
◉ clinical manifestations of pain
Answer: · Frowning
· Grimacing
· Appetite changes
· Poor sleeping
· Fearful expression
· Teeth grinding
· Fidgeting
· Groaning or moaning
· Crying
