Foundations Of Nursing Guide | Medications, Cultural Competence, Pain, And Skills | Questions & Answers | New 2026/ 2027 Update | Graded A+| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING GUIDE | MEDICATIONS, CULTURAL
COMPETENCE, PAIN, AND SKILLS | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)


nociceptive pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

pain from noxious stimuli



somatic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

originating from muscle, bone, joints, tendons, or blood vessels, well localized, "aching, stabbing,
throbbing"



visceral pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain that arises from the abdominal organs, or viscera, "dull or
colicky"



neuropathic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

pain from damage to neurons of either the peripheral or central nervous system- "sharp/burning"



idiopathic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

chronic pain in the absence of an identifiable physical or psychological cause or pain perceived as
excessive for the extent of an organic pathological condition



central neuropathic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

begins at any point along the CNS



peripheral neuropathic pain -

, CORRECT|ANSWER

created at the level of a nerve ending or along the nerve course to the root itself



acute pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery, 0-7 days in duration



acute pain symptoms -
CORRECT|ANSWER

tachycardia, hypertension, sweating, vasoconstriction



chronic pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

episode of pain that lasts for 3 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous



focus of chronic pain treatment -
CORRECT|ANSWER

elimination or reduction



spinal T cells -
CORRECT|ANSWER

carriers of peripheral afferent nerve signals to the spinal cord



action system -
CORRECT|ANSWER

occurs when spinal T cells reach critical level, allows the body to exert behaviors of pain



four causes of cancer pain -
CORRECT|ANSWER

pain r/t cancer, pain indirectly related to cancer, incidental pain, treatment-related pain