FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING GUIDE | MEDICATIONS, CULTURAL
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Which one of the following nursing interventions for a client in pain is based on the gate-control
theory?
1. Giving the client a back massage
2. Changing the client's position in bed
3. Giving the client a pain medication
4. Limiting the number of visitors -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. Giving the client a back massage
A priority nursing intervention when caring for a client who is receiving an epidural infusion for pain
relief is to:
1. Use aseptic technique
2. Label the port as an epidural catheter
3. Monitor vital signs every 15 minutes
4. Avoid supplemental doses of sedatives -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Monitor vital signs every 15 minutes
The nurse should describe pain that is causing the client a "burning sensation in the epigastric
region" as:
1. Referred
2. Radiating
3. Deep or visceral
4. Superficial or cutaneous -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Deep or visceral
Which of the following is most appropriate when the nurse assesses the intensity of the client's pain?
, 1. Ask about what precipitates the pain.
2. Question the client about the location of the pain.
3. Offer the client a pain scale to objectify the information.
4. Use open-ended questions to find out about the sensation. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Offer the client a pain scale to objectify the information
The nurse on a postoperative care unit is assessing the quality of the client's pain. In order to obtain
this specific information about the pain experience from the client, the nurse should ask:
1. "What does your discomfort feel like?"
2. "What activities make the pain worse?"
3. "How much does it hurt on a scale of 0 to 10?"
4. "How much discomfort are you able to tolerate?" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. "What does your discomfort feel like?"
When a client's husband questions how a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump works, the nurse
explains that the client:
1. Has control over the frequency of the intravenous (IV) analgesia
2. Can choose the dosage of the drug received
3. May request the type of medication received
4. Controls the route for administering the medication -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. Has control over the frequency of the intravenous (IV) analgesia
An older client with mild musculoskeletal pain is being seen by the primary care provider. The nurse
anticipates that treatment of this client's level of discomfort will include:
1. Fentanyl
2. Diazepam
3. Acetaminophen
4. Meperidine hydrochloride -
CORRECT|ANSWER
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Which one of the following nursing interventions for a client in pain is based on the gate-control
theory?
1. Giving the client a back massage
2. Changing the client's position in bed
3. Giving the client a pain medication
4. Limiting the number of visitors -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. Giving the client a back massage
A priority nursing intervention when caring for a client who is receiving an epidural infusion for pain
relief is to:
1. Use aseptic technique
2. Label the port as an epidural catheter
3. Monitor vital signs every 15 minutes
4. Avoid supplemental doses of sedatives -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Monitor vital signs every 15 minutes
The nurse should describe pain that is causing the client a "burning sensation in the epigastric
region" as:
1. Referred
2. Radiating
3. Deep or visceral
4. Superficial or cutaneous -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Deep or visceral
Which of the following is most appropriate when the nurse assesses the intensity of the client's pain?
, 1. Ask about what precipitates the pain.
2. Question the client about the location of the pain.
3. Offer the client a pain scale to objectify the information.
4. Use open-ended questions to find out about the sensation. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
3. Offer the client a pain scale to objectify the information
The nurse on a postoperative care unit is assessing the quality of the client's pain. In order to obtain
this specific information about the pain experience from the client, the nurse should ask:
1. "What does your discomfort feel like?"
2. "What activities make the pain worse?"
3. "How much does it hurt on a scale of 0 to 10?"
4. "How much discomfort are you able to tolerate?" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. "What does your discomfort feel like?"
When a client's husband questions how a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump works, the nurse
explains that the client:
1. Has control over the frequency of the intravenous (IV) analgesia
2. Can choose the dosage of the drug received
3. May request the type of medication received
4. Controls the route for administering the medication -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. Has control over the frequency of the intravenous (IV) analgesia
An older client with mild musculoskeletal pain is being seen by the primary care provider. The nurse
anticipates that treatment of this client's level of discomfort will include:
1. Fentanyl
2. Diazepam
3. Acetaminophen
4. Meperidine hydrochloride -
CORRECT|ANSWER
