QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Determine a client's need for pain relief using established subjective tools and objective data -
CORRECT ANSWER -Patient expression of pain is the primary method of assessment.
- Numerical: line scale of 0-10
- Descriptive: line with 3-6 descriptive words
- Visual analog: line w/ labeled endpoints, no subdivisions; continuum of intensity
- Wong baker faces: 6 cartoon faces ranging from very happy to sad and tearful
- Oucher: 0-100 scale on left for older children; six photographic faces on right (vertical)
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FLACC: used to assess pain for infants or other noncommunicative individuals (stands for face, legs, ac
tivity, cry, consolability)
Review and assess routine and PRN pharmacologic and non-
pharmacologic nursing interventions that can assist client's in managing their pain (e.g., oral, topical, s
ubcutaneous, IM, IV). - CORRECT ANSWER -Pharmacologic interventions may include:
- Analgesics
- Epidural analgesia
- Local anesthesia
- Invasive pain relief device
Non-pharmacologic interventions may include:
- Reducing pain reception and perception
- Anticipatory guidance
- Distraction
- Cutaneous stimulation
- Relaxation
Demonstrate proper techniques that support a client's comfort needs. - CORRECT ANSWER -(Lab skill)
, Review the role played by rest and sleep in maintaining good physical and mental health. -
CORRECT ANSWER -> The benefits of rest include:
- Mental relaxation
- Freedom from anxiety
- Being physically calm
- Restoration of energy
- Repair and recovery of body systems (physiological / psychological restoration)
- Maintain normal biological processes
- Optimal immune performance
Discuss developmental variations in sleep patterns. - CORRECT ANSWER -Varies with age - see below.
Sleep requirements: Neonates - CORRECT ANSWER -16 hours a day
Sleep requirements: Infants - CORRECT ANSWER -9 - 11 hours a night, plus naps
Sleep requirements: Toddlers/Preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER -12 hours total
Sleep requirements: School Age - CORRECT ANSWER -9 - 12 hours
Sleep requirements: Adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER -8.5 - 9.5 hours (but most get 7.5)
Sleep requirements: Young Adults - CORRECT ANSWER -8 hours (most get 6.5 - 8.5)
Sleep requirements: Middle/Older Adults - CORRECT ANSWER -Total number of hours needed declines
Identify conditions that interfere with a client's rest and sleep pattern and intervene appropriately. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Diseases, Depression, Pain, Perimenopause, Nocturia