NR 462 EXAM 2 PAIN MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | NR 462 EXAM 2 PAIN STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
TEST 2026/2027
Pain (select all that apply
a. is defined by the patient
b. is objectively defined
c. is a means of the body protecting itself from injury and damage
d. is the fifth vital sign
e. is experienced the same way by everyone
f. is one of the most frequent problems encountered by heal care providers - ANS ✔✔a c d f
Gate Control-theory
a. pain passes over "gates" using the myelin sheath
b. a unique pathway from the periphery to the brain
c. a mechanism in the spinal cord that allows nerve fibers to receive pain sensations
d. the medical model of nerve conduction - ANS ✔✔c
How do opiods work?
a. blocks the transduction of painful stimuli
b. changes the brain's perception of pain so the patient is unable to feel it
c. modulates the pain during the transmission process
d. inhibition of the transmission of painful stimuli - ANS ✔✔b
Modulation of Pain
a. blocks the transduction of painful stimuli
b. changes the brain's perception of pain so the patient is unable to feel it
c. inhibition of pain impulses by providing a different neurological stimulus to that area
d. inhibition of the transmission of painful stimuli - ANS ✔✔c
Classification of pain by duration (select all that apply)
a. sharp, burning
b. acute
c. chronic
d. throbbing
e. tingling
f. enduring - ANS ✔✔b c
True/false: Nociceptive pain is from nerve endings and neuropathic pain is related to tissue damage -
ANS ✔✔false
Classification of pain by quality
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
, d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Physical Origin of Pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔a
Psychogenic origin of pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔d
referred origin of pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. pain caused by damage to somatic or visceral tissues
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔c
Nociceptive pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. pain caused by damage to somatic or visceral tissues
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Superficial somatic pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Deep Somatic Pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔a
Visceral Pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. a type of nociceptive pain arising from organs. Well or poorly localized - ANS ✔✔d
Neuropathic pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
ANSWERS | NR 462 EXAM 2 PAIN STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
TEST 2026/2027
Pain (select all that apply
a. is defined by the patient
b. is objectively defined
c. is a means of the body protecting itself from injury and damage
d. is the fifth vital sign
e. is experienced the same way by everyone
f. is one of the most frequent problems encountered by heal care providers - ANS ✔✔a c d f
Gate Control-theory
a. pain passes over "gates" using the myelin sheath
b. a unique pathway from the periphery to the brain
c. a mechanism in the spinal cord that allows nerve fibers to receive pain sensations
d. the medical model of nerve conduction - ANS ✔✔c
How do opiods work?
a. blocks the transduction of painful stimuli
b. changes the brain's perception of pain so the patient is unable to feel it
c. modulates the pain during the transmission process
d. inhibition of the transmission of painful stimuli - ANS ✔✔b
Modulation of Pain
a. blocks the transduction of painful stimuli
b. changes the brain's perception of pain so the patient is unable to feel it
c. inhibition of pain impulses by providing a different neurological stimulus to that area
d. inhibition of the transmission of painful stimuli - ANS ✔✔c
Classification of pain by duration (select all that apply)
a. sharp, burning
b. acute
c. chronic
d. throbbing
e. tingling
f. enduring - ANS ✔✔b c
True/false: Nociceptive pain is from nerve endings and neuropathic pain is related to tissue damage -
ANS ✔✔false
Classification of pain by quality
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
, d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Physical Origin of Pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔a
Psychogenic origin of pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. sharp, knawing, burning, shooting, stabbing, etc.
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔d
referred origin of pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. pain caused by damage to somatic or visceral tissues
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔c
Nociceptive pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. pain caused by damage to somatic or visceral tissues
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Superficial somatic pain
a. the cause of the pain can be identified
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔b
Deep Somatic Pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. cause of pain cannot be identified - ANS ✔✔a
Visceral Pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
c. pain is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin
d. a type of nociceptive pain arising from organs. Well or poorly localized - ANS ✔✔d
Neuropathic pain
a. a type of nociceptive pain arising from muscles, bones, tendons. Localized, diffuse, or radiating
b. a type of nociceptive pain arising from skin, mucous membranes, and tissue
