WEEK 8 EAQ- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which nursing intervention is necessary after the health care provider administers epidural
anesthesia to a patient in the terminal stages of cancer for pain relief? Correct Ans-
Notifying the health care provider if the patient develops pain at the epidural insertion site
A health care provider put a postoperative patient on a patient-controlled opioid analgesic
pump to be used around the clock for a week. Which assessment would the nurse make at
regular intervals? Correct Ans-Respiratory rate
Which adjuvant drug relieves pain caused by inflammation and bone metastasis? Correct
Ans-Corticosteroids
Which condition is an example of a polyneuropathy? Correct Ans-Diabetic neuropathy
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Alcohol-nutritional neuropathy
Which topical analgesic is effective for relieving postherpetic neuralgia in adults? Correct
Ans-Lidocaine patch
Which statement is true regarding opiates for pain management? Correct Ans-
Hydromorphone is available for both oral and IV administration
, WEEK 8 EAQ- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which class of pain management drugs may interfere with bowel or bladder function?
Correct Ans-Opioid analgesics
Which statement about transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is incorrect?
Correct Ans-TENS is effective for chronic and postsurgical pain control
Which drug is the health care provider most likely to prescribe for a 65-year-old patient who is
experiencing mild musculoskeletal pain? Correct Ans-Acetaminophen
Which information would the nurse include when teaching a group of caregivers about the
concept of pain in older adults? Correct Ans-Older patients underreport pain
Opioids are safe to use in older patients
Older adults with cognitive impairment do not experience less pain
Which manifestation results from sympathetic stimulation in response to pain? Correct
Ans-Increased HR
Increased glucose level
Decreased GI motility
Which nursing intervention is necessary after the health care provider administers epidural
anesthesia to a patient in the terminal stages of cancer for pain relief? Correct Ans-
Notifying the health care provider if the patient develops pain at the epidural insertion site
A health care provider put a postoperative patient on a patient-controlled opioid analgesic
pump to be used around the clock for a week. Which assessment would the nurse make at
regular intervals? Correct Ans-Respiratory rate
Which adjuvant drug relieves pain caused by inflammation and bone metastasis? Correct
Ans-Corticosteroids
Which condition is an example of a polyneuropathy? Correct Ans-Diabetic neuropathy
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Alcohol-nutritional neuropathy
Which topical analgesic is effective for relieving postherpetic neuralgia in adults? Correct
Ans-Lidocaine patch
Which statement is true regarding opiates for pain management? Correct Ans-
Hydromorphone is available for both oral and IV administration
, WEEK 8 EAQ- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which class of pain management drugs may interfere with bowel or bladder function?
Correct Ans-Opioid analgesics
Which statement about transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is incorrect?
Correct Ans-TENS is effective for chronic and postsurgical pain control
Which drug is the health care provider most likely to prescribe for a 65-year-old patient who is
experiencing mild musculoskeletal pain? Correct Ans-Acetaminophen
Which information would the nurse include when teaching a group of caregivers about the
concept of pain in older adults? Correct Ans-Older patients underreport pain
Opioids are safe to use in older patients
Older adults with cognitive impairment do not experience less pain
Which manifestation results from sympathetic stimulation in response to pain? Correct
Ans-Increased HR
Increased glucose level
Decreased GI motility
