EXAM 2: NUR230 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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The nurse has completed a back massage for a client. What should the nurse
document about this procedure? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Effectiveness of pain medication using a rating scale from 0 to 10
2. Position to perform the massage
3. Content of communication that occurred during the back massage
4. Amount of lotion used during the back massage
5. Client response - PRECISE ANS--2. Position to perform the massage
5. Client response
The client is taking meperidine (Demerol) and experiencing pruritus. Which
medication should the nurse expect the physician to order?
1. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
2. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
3. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
,4. Normal saline - PRECISE ANS--3. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
A client states that a cramping pain started 2 hours ago and is not accompanied by
any nausea or vomiting. Which type of pain is this client most likely experiencing?
1. Chronic pain
2. Phantom pain
3. Visceral pain
4. Acute pain - PRECISE ANS--3. Visceral pain
The nurse is preparing to conduct a pain assessment. What should the nurse include
in this assessment?Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Duration
2. Location
3. Intensity
4. Etiology
5. Neurology - PRECISE ANS--1. Duration
2. Location
3. Intensity
4. Etiology
A client experiencing pain has been prescribed aspirin. The nurse realizes that this
medication will affect which pain process?
1. Transduction
,2. Transmission
3. Perception
4. Modulation - PRECISE ANS--1. Transduction
A client recovering from hip surgery is reluctant to ambulate because of the amount
of pain that occurred with walking prior to the surgery. What can the nurse do to help
this client with pain control?
1. Provide pain medication before every ambulation session.
2. Address the clients fear of pain with walking.
3. Tell the client that the pain is now gone.
4. Explain that the client is confusing postoperative pain with the pain before the
surgery. - PRECISE ANS--2. Address the clients fear of pain with walking.
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is experiencing postoperative pain.
What interventions should the nurse use to help this client?Standard Text: Select all
that apply.
1. Talk with the client about pain.
2. Provide privacy.
3. Present choices for dealing with pain.
4. Encourage distraction with music or television.
5. Allay fears and anxiety. - PRECISE ANS--1. Talk with the client about pain.
2. Provide privacy.
3. Present choices for dealing with pain.
4. Encourage distraction with music or television.
, From an assessment, the nurse learns that the client is having difficulty sleeping
because of pain in the hips and knees due to arthritis. The client is weak and
fatigued. Which diagnoses would be applicable to the client at this time?Standard
Text: Select all that apply.
1. Anxiety
2. Hopelessness
3. Ineffective Health Maintenance
4. Insomnia
5. Impaired Physical Mobility - PRECISE ANS--3. Ineffective Health Maintenance
4. Insomnia
5. Impaired Physical Mobility
A client experiencing pain has been prescribed a coanalgesic. The nurse should
prepare to administer what medications to the client?Standard Text: Select all that
apply.
1. Nortriptyline
2. Amitriptyline
3. Tramadol
4. Meloxicam
5. Gabapentin - PRECISE ANS--1. Nortriptyline
2. Amitriptyline
5. Gabapentin
A client reports pain as being a 2 on a scale from 0 to 10. Which pain medications
should the nurse consider for the client at this time?Standard Text: Select all that
apply.
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LATEST UPDATE|BRAND NEW!!
The nurse has completed a back massage for a client. What should the nurse
document about this procedure? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Effectiveness of pain medication using a rating scale from 0 to 10
2. Position to perform the massage
3. Content of communication that occurred during the back massage
4. Amount of lotion used during the back massage
5. Client response - PRECISE ANS--2. Position to perform the massage
5. Client response
The client is taking meperidine (Demerol) and experiencing pruritus. Which
medication should the nurse expect the physician to order?
1. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
2. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
3. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
,4. Normal saline - PRECISE ANS--3. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
A client states that a cramping pain started 2 hours ago and is not accompanied by
any nausea or vomiting. Which type of pain is this client most likely experiencing?
1. Chronic pain
2. Phantom pain
3. Visceral pain
4. Acute pain - PRECISE ANS--3. Visceral pain
The nurse is preparing to conduct a pain assessment. What should the nurse include
in this assessment?Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Duration
2. Location
3. Intensity
4. Etiology
5. Neurology - PRECISE ANS--1. Duration
2. Location
3. Intensity
4. Etiology
A client experiencing pain has been prescribed aspirin. The nurse realizes that this
medication will affect which pain process?
1. Transduction
,2. Transmission
3. Perception
4. Modulation - PRECISE ANS--1. Transduction
A client recovering from hip surgery is reluctant to ambulate because of the amount
of pain that occurred with walking prior to the surgery. What can the nurse do to help
this client with pain control?
1. Provide pain medication before every ambulation session.
2. Address the clients fear of pain with walking.
3. Tell the client that the pain is now gone.
4. Explain that the client is confusing postoperative pain with the pain before the
surgery. - PRECISE ANS--2. Address the clients fear of pain with walking.
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is experiencing postoperative pain.
What interventions should the nurse use to help this client?Standard Text: Select all
that apply.
1. Talk with the client about pain.
2. Provide privacy.
3. Present choices for dealing with pain.
4. Encourage distraction with music or television.
5. Allay fears and anxiety. - PRECISE ANS--1. Talk with the client about pain.
2. Provide privacy.
3. Present choices for dealing with pain.
4. Encourage distraction with music or television.
, From an assessment, the nurse learns that the client is having difficulty sleeping
because of pain in the hips and knees due to arthritis. The client is weak and
fatigued. Which diagnoses would be applicable to the client at this time?Standard
Text: Select all that apply.
1. Anxiety
2. Hopelessness
3. Ineffective Health Maintenance
4. Insomnia
5. Impaired Physical Mobility - PRECISE ANS--3. Ineffective Health Maintenance
4. Insomnia
5. Impaired Physical Mobility
A client experiencing pain has been prescribed a coanalgesic. The nurse should
prepare to administer what medications to the client?Standard Text: Select all that
apply.
1. Nortriptyline
2. Amitriptyline
3. Tramadol
4. Meloxicam
5. Gabapentin - PRECISE ANS--1. Nortriptyline
2. Amitriptyline
5. Gabapentin
A client reports pain as being a 2 on a scale from 0 to 10. Which pain medications
should the nurse consider for the client at this time?Standard Text: Select all that
apply.
