NUR 115 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is pain?
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage
Pain can mean ______ things to ______ people
different, different
How does pain arise?
Pain arises when a stimulus causes electrical impulses to move from the periphery
towards the spinal cord. The injured tissue itself can also release chemicals which
excite or activate the nerve endings to send out impulses that are perceived as pain.
Perception of Pain: Subjective Experience
Pain is whatever the person experiencing it says it is
Perception of Pain: Pain Threshold
-People have different _____ ______
The point where a stimulus causes the client to perceive pain
People have different pain thresholds
Perception of Pain: Pain Tolerance
How much of a stimulus the client is willing to accept
, Common Misconceptions of Pain
-Control pain without meds
-addiction occurs with opioid pain meds
-severe pain is normal after surgery
-pain is part of aging
-better to deal with pain than side effects of the meds
-a sleeping client is not in pain
-nurses can see how much pain a client is in
-constant pain does not lead to anxiety or fatigue
Factors Affecting Perception of Pain
-culture, ethnicity
-family, sex, gender, age
-religious beliefs
-environment, support people
-anxiety, other stressors
-past pain experience
Pain: Cultural Considerations
●Literacy level
●Religious preferences
●Language barriers
•Beliefs regarding pain medications
•Alternative therapies-herbs, acupuncture, cupping
•Be culturally sensitive
What is pain?
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage
Pain can mean ______ things to ______ people
different, different
How does pain arise?
Pain arises when a stimulus causes electrical impulses to move from the periphery
towards the spinal cord. The injured tissue itself can also release chemicals which
excite or activate the nerve endings to send out impulses that are perceived as pain.
Perception of Pain: Subjective Experience
Pain is whatever the person experiencing it says it is
Perception of Pain: Pain Threshold
-People have different _____ ______
The point where a stimulus causes the client to perceive pain
People have different pain thresholds
Perception of Pain: Pain Tolerance
How much of a stimulus the client is willing to accept
, Common Misconceptions of Pain
-Control pain without meds
-addiction occurs with opioid pain meds
-severe pain is normal after surgery
-pain is part of aging
-better to deal with pain than side effects of the meds
-a sleeping client is not in pain
-nurses can see how much pain a client is in
-constant pain does not lead to anxiety or fatigue
Factors Affecting Perception of Pain
-culture, ethnicity
-family, sex, gender, age
-religious beliefs
-environment, support people
-anxiety, other stressors
-past pain experience
Pain: Cultural Considerations
●Literacy level
●Religious preferences
●Language barriers
•Beliefs regarding pain medications
•Alternative therapies-herbs, acupuncture, cupping
•Be culturally sensitive
