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Chapter 11: Pain Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 3rd Canadian edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. To which patient will the nurse plan to provide teaching on managing acute pain?
a. Patient with arthritis
b. Patient with fibromyalgia
c. Patient with kidney stones
d. Patient with low back pain
ANS: C
Acute pain is of short duration and dissipates after the injured tissue has healed, for example,
in a patient with kidney stones. The other conditions are examples of chronic pain during
which the pain continues for 6 months or longer and does not stop even after the injured tissue
has healed.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is teaching students about the older adult population and normal aging. Which
statement by a nursing student indicates an understanding of older adults and pain?
a. “Older adults must learn to tolerate pain.”
b. “Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected.”
c. “Pain is not a normal process of aging and can indicate injury.”
d. “Older adults perceive pain to a lesser degree compared with younger individuals.”
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ANS: C
Pain indicates a pathological condition or an injury and should never be considered something
that an older adult should expect or tolerate. Pain is not a normal part of aging, and no
evidence suggests that pain perception is reduced with aging.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he points to
his stomach and says, “It hurts so bad.” Which pain assessment tool would be the best choice
when assessing this child’s pain?
a. Descriptor Scale
b. Numeric rating scale
c. Brief Pain Inventory
d. Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R)
ANS: D
Rating scales can be introduced at age 4 or 5 years. The FPS-R is designed for use with
children and asks the child to choose a face that shows “how much hurt (or pain) you have
now.” Young children should not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 3rd Edition Jarvis Test Bank
Chapter 11: Pain Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 3rd Canadian edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. To which patient will the nurse plan to provide teaching on managing acute pain?
a. Patient with arthritis
b. Patient with fibromyalgia
c. Patient with kidney stones
d. Patient with low back pain
ANS: C
Acute pain is of short duration and dissipates after the injured tissue has healed, for example,
in a patient with kidney stones. The other conditions are examples of chronic pain during
which the pain continues for 6 months or longer and does not stop even after the injured tissue
has healed.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is teaching students about the older adult population and normal aging. Which
statement by a nursing student indicates an understanding of older adults and pain?
a. “Older adults must learn to tolerate pain.”
b. “Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected.”
c. “Pain is not a normal process of aging and can indicate injury.”
d. “Older adults perceive pain to a lesser degree compared with younger individuals.”
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ANS: C
Pain indicates a pathological condition or an injury and should never be considered something
that an older adult should expect or tolerate. Pain is not a normal part of aging, and no
evidence suggests that pain perception is reduced with aging.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he points to
his stomach and says, “It hurts so bad.” Which pain assessment tool would be the best choice
when assessing this child’s pain?
a. Descriptor Scale
b. Numeric rating scale
c. Brief Pain Inventory
d. Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R)
ANS: D
Rating scales can be introduced at age 4 or 5 years. The FPS-R is designed for use with
children and asks the child to choose a face that shows “how much hurt (or pain) you have
now.” Young children should not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
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