NUR 144 Module A UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Pain
ANSWER
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage.
(Can be emotional)
Question 2.
Steps of pain
ANSWER
1. Transduction
2. Transmission
3. Perception
4. Modulation
Question 3.
When does pain exist?
ANSWER
When the patient says it does
,Question 4.
Is pain objective or subjective?
ANSWER
Subjective
Question 5.
What are the four sources of pain?
ANSWER
-Mechanical (physical trauma)
-Thermal (cold/hot burns)
-Chemical
-Electrical
Question 6.
Nociception
ANSWER
The sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli
Question 7.
Nociceptors
ANSWER
A type of receptor that transmits pain signals from various body regions to the spinal cord and
brain.
(Peripheral pain receptors)
, Question 8.
Endorphins
ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-powerful pain-blocking chemical
Question 9.
Enkephalins
ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-less potent than endorphins
Question 10.
Perception
ANSWER
Person's interpretation of pain.
-Pain threshold
-Adaptation to pain
**individual to each patient**
Question 11.
Pain Threshold
ANSWER
The level of a stimulus that results in the sensation of pain.
Question 12.
Pain Tolerance
ANSWER
The amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with normal function.
-subjective
-varies from person to person
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Pain
ANSWER
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage.
(Can be emotional)
Question 2.
Steps of pain
ANSWER
1. Transduction
2. Transmission
3. Perception
4. Modulation
Question 3.
When does pain exist?
ANSWER
When the patient says it does
,Question 4.
Is pain objective or subjective?
ANSWER
Subjective
Question 5.
What are the four sources of pain?
ANSWER
-Mechanical (physical trauma)
-Thermal (cold/hot burns)
-Chemical
-Electrical
Question 6.
Nociception
ANSWER
The sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli
Question 7.
Nociceptors
ANSWER
A type of receptor that transmits pain signals from various body regions to the spinal cord and
brain.
(Peripheral pain receptors)
, Question 8.
Endorphins
ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-powerful pain-blocking chemical
Question 9.
Enkephalins
ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-less potent than endorphins
Question 10.
Perception
ANSWER
Person's interpretation of pain.
-Pain threshold
-Adaptation to pain
**individual to each patient**
Question 11.
Pain Threshold
ANSWER
The level of a stimulus that results in the sensation of pain.
Question 12.
Pain Tolerance
ANSWER
The amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with normal function.
-subjective
-varies from person to person