PNR 106 UNIT 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What kind of conditions cause nociceptive pain ? ✅trauma, burns and surgery
What medications are NOT effective when controlling neuropathic pain ? ✅analgesics
and opioids
What are factors that make acute pain WORSE ? ✅anxiety and fear
How does a PCA pump work? ✅patient controlled
can have it only administer medication when the button is pushed or can also set a
basal rate which delivers medications continuously
What are factors affecting wound healing ? ✅age , nutrition, medication, infection,
chronic illness
What should the nurse monitor when a patient is taking Gingko Biloba ? ✅monitor
patients glucose levels
What shouldn't you give a patent with liver problems ? ✅kava
Why should only sterile needles be used for acupuncture ? ✅the danger of infection
and transmission of HIV or hepatitis
When it comes to cast care what should the patient be taught ? ✅cover when
showering ( don't let the cast get wet )
elevate cast above heart level
don't use sharp or pointed objects to scratch under the cast
using a hair dryer on cool could help with drying or relieve itching
What types of injuries use recurrent bandages ? ✅head trauma
end of finger
stump of an amputation
What is an avulsion fracture ? ✅tearing away of a structure or part of the body such as
the fingertip
, What's important when it comes to surgical emergency ? ✅Requires consent
Telephone consent- 2 persons witness
What assessment should you conduct for your patient with a hemovac returning from
surgery ? ✅make sure the hemovac is compressed
check tubing for kinks
monitor the sutured skin area around the drain
What stage of healing occurs 3 weeks after injury ? ✅maturation
What stage of healing happens immediately after injury ? ✅inflammatory
What stage of healing happens 3 to 4 days after injury ? ✅proliferation
What medication interferes with the wound healing process ? ✅prednisone ( steroids )
What terms describe the frequency of pain ? ✅constant
intermittent
occasional
What is the mnemonic device for pain assessment ? ✅P: Precipitating events
Q: Quality of pain
R: Radiation of pain
S: Severity of pain
T: Timing
What does -ectomy mean ? ✅surgical removal/cutting out
What is the duty of scrub nurse ? ✅provides instruments and supplies in the operating
room
What is referred pain? ✅pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source
how does skin traction work ? ✅has same effect as placing a pillow under affected
extremity
short-term pain relief
velcro boot, belt halter or sling is applied to skin
CORRECT ANSWERS
What kind of conditions cause nociceptive pain ? ✅trauma, burns and surgery
What medications are NOT effective when controlling neuropathic pain ? ✅analgesics
and opioids
What are factors that make acute pain WORSE ? ✅anxiety and fear
How does a PCA pump work? ✅patient controlled
can have it only administer medication when the button is pushed or can also set a
basal rate which delivers medications continuously
What are factors affecting wound healing ? ✅age , nutrition, medication, infection,
chronic illness
What should the nurse monitor when a patient is taking Gingko Biloba ? ✅monitor
patients glucose levels
What shouldn't you give a patent with liver problems ? ✅kava
Why should only sterile needles be used for acupuncture ? ✅the danger of infection
and transmission of HIV or hepatitis
When it comes to cast care what should the patient be taught ? ✅cover when
showering ( don't let the cast get wet )
elevate cast above heart level
don't use sharp or pointed objects to scratch under the cast
using a hair dryer on cool could help with drying or relieve itching
What types of injuries use recurrent bandages ? ✅head trauma
end of finger
stump of an amputation
What is an avulsion fracture ? ✅tearing away of a structure or part of the body such as
the fingertip
, What's important when it comes to surgical emergency ? ✅Requires consent
Telephone consent- 2 persons witness
What assessment should you conduct for your patient with a hemovac returning from
surgery ? ✅make sure the hemovac is compressed
check tubing for kinks
monitor the sutured skin area around the drain
What stage of healing occurs 3 weeks after injury ? ✅maturation
What stage of healing happens immediately after injury ? ✅inflammatory
What stage of healing happens 3 to 4 days after injury ? ✅proliferation
What medication interferes with the wound healing process ? ✅prednisone ( steroids )
What terms describe the frequency of pain ? ✅constant
intermittent
occasional
What is the mnemonic device for pain assessment ? ✅P: Precipitating events
Q: Quality of pain
R: Radiation of pain
S: Severity of pain
T: Timing
What does -ectomy mean ? ✅surgical removal/cutting out
What is the duty of scrub nurse ? ✅provides instruments and supplies in the operating
room
What is referred pain? ✅pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source
how does skin traction work ? ✅has same effect as placing a pillow under affected
extremity
short-term pain relief
velcro boot, belt halter or sling is applied to skin
