NUR 303 – Pain 2025/2026 Exam
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The nurse is caring for a client who was medicated for pain 1 hour ago. The
client states that the medication is not working and the pain is still present.
What is the first action that the nurse will take?
a. Assess the client to determine a pain score.
b. Believe the client's report of pain.
c. Wait until it is time for the next pain medication dose.
d. Teach the client how to use guided imagery. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. believe
the client's report of pain
When is the nurse correct in decreasing the dose of pain medication in a
client with end-stage cancer?
a. The spouse is worried that the client may become addicted.
b. The client wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend.
c. The client has lost considerable weight and does not want to eat.
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,d. The client is becoming combative at night. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. the client
wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend
A client with chronic pain is being discharged from the hospital. When
planning the client's pain relief regimen for home, it is most important for
the nurse to communicate with which member of the health care team?
a. Advanced practice nurse
b. Home health care nurse
c. Primary physician
d. Psychologist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. home health care nurse
A client with arthritic pain is considering taking an herbal supplement to
relieve arthritic pain. What teaching is most important for the nurse to carry
out with this client?
a. Inform any health care providers about the use of this supplement.
b. Practice imagery along with taking the herbal supplement.
c. Take only herbal supplements that are prescribed.
d. Take herbal supplement at the onset of pain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. inform
any health care providers about the use of this supplement
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, What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of
a client who has a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit?
a. "Pain relief is sustained when stimulation is stopped."
b. "The current is adjusted by the physician."
c. "The electrodes are placed away from the painful site."
d. "You can perceive a pins and needles sensation." - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.
"You can perceive a pins and needles sensation."
Why does the nurse always ask the client his or her pain level after taking
routine vital signs?
a. To determine whether pain is influencing blood pressure and heart rate
b. To determine the need for more frequent vital sign measurement
c. To ensure that pain assessment occurs on a regular basis
d. To follow McCaffery's guidelines on pain management - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔C. to ensure that pain assessment occurs on a regular basis
A client with cholecystitis has pain in the right shoulder area and asks,
"What is happening to me? What did I do to my shoulder?" What is the
nurse's best response?
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The nurse is caring for a client who was medicated for pain 1 hour ago. The
client states that the medication is not working and the pain is still present.
What is the first action that the nurse will take?
a. Assess the client to determine a pain score.
b. Believe the client's report of pain.
c. Wait until it is time for the next pain medication dose.
d. Teach the client how to use guided imagery. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. believe
the client's report of pain
When is the nurse correct in decreasing the dose of pain medication in a
client with end-stage cancer?
a. The spouse is worried that the client may become addicted.
b. The client wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend.
c. The client has lost considerable weight and does not want to eat.
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,d. The client is becoming combative at night. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. the client
wants to remain alert during the visit of a long-time friend
A client with chronic pain is being discharged from the hospital. When
planning the client's pain relief regimen for home, it is most important for
the nurse to communicate with which member of the health care team?
a. Advanced practice nurse
b. Home health care nurse
c. Primary physician
d. Psychologist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. home health care nurse
A client with arthritic pain is considering taking an herbal supplement to
relieve arthritic pain. What teaching is most important for the nurse to carry
out with this client?
a. Inform any health care providers about the use of this supplement.
b. Practice imagery along with taking the herbal supplement.
c. Take only herbal supplements that are prescribed.
d. Take herbal supplement at the onset of pain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. inform
any health care providers about the use of this supplement
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, What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of
a client who has a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit?
a. "Pain relief is sustained when stimulation is stopped."
b. "The current is adjusted by the physician."
c. "The electrodes are placed away from the painful site."
d. "You can perceive a pins and needles sensation." - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.
"You can perceive a pins and needles sensation."
Why does the nurse always ask the client his or her pain level after taking
routine vital signs?
a. To determine whether pain is influencing blood pressure and heart rate
b. To determine the need for more frequent vital sign measurement
c. To ensure that pain assessment occurs on a regular basis
d. To follow McCaffery's guidelines on pain management - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔C. to ensure that pain assessment occurs on a regular basis
A client with cholecystitis has pain in the right shoulder area and asks,
"What is happening to me? What did I do to my shoulder?" What is the
nurse's best response?
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