FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING GUIDE | MEDICATIONS, CULTURAL
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
A-delta fibers -
CORRECT|ANSWER
quick, sharp pain
acute pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery
analgesic -
CORRECT|ANSWER
drug that relieves pain
C fibers -
CORRECT|ANSWER
long, dull pain
chronic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous
coanalgesic medications -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Medication that works synergistically with standard pain medications to enhance pain relief and to
treat side effects of the medication
drug tolerance -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve the same effect
Multimodal analgesia -
CORRECT|ANSWER
treatment of pain with a combination of drugs having synergistic effects
nerve block -
CORRECT|ANSWER
injection of regional anesthetic to stop the passage of sensory or pain impulses along a nerve path
neuropathic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
abnormal processing of pain message; burning, shooting in nature
Neurotransmitters -
CORRECT|ANSWER
chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
nociceptive pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
most common type of pain. This type of physiologic pain occurs when nociceptors are stimulated in
response to trauma, inflammation, or tissue damage from surgery. pain may be sharp, burning,
aching, cramping, or stabbing.
visceral pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
arises from the organs of the body and occurs in conditions such as appendicitis, pancreatitis,
inflammatory bowel disease, bladder distention, and cancer.
Somatic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
results from injury to skin, muscles, bones, and joints. Occurs in sunburn, lacerations, fractures,
sprains, arthritis and bone cancer.
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
A-delta fibers -
CORRECT|ANSWER
quick, sharp pain
acute pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery
analgesic -
CORRECT|ANSWER
drug that relieves pain
C fibers -
CORRECT|ANSWER
long, dull pain
chronic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous
coanalgesic medications -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Medication that works synergistically with standard pain medications to enhance pain relief and to
treat side effects of the medication
drug tolerance -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve the same effect
Multimodal analgesia -
CORRECT|ANSWER
treatment of pain with a combination of drugs having synergistic effects
nerve block -
CORRECT|ANSWER
injection of regional anesthetic to stop the passage of sensory or pain impulses along a nerve path
neuropathic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
abnormal processing of pain message; burning, shooting in nature
Neurotransmitters -
CORRECT|ANSWER
chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
nociceptive pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
most common type of pain. This type of physiologic pain occurs when nociceptors are stimulated in
response to trauma, inflammation, or tissue damage from surgery. pain may be sharp, burning,
aching, cramping, or stabbing.
visceral pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
arises from the organs of the body and occurs in conditions such as appendicitis, pancreatitis,
inflammatory bowel disease, bladder distention, and cancer.
Somatic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER
results from injury to skin, muscles, bones, and joints. Occurs in sunburn, lacerations, fractures,
sprains, arthritis and bone cancer.
