DAVIS ADVANTAGE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The client with severe pain is nauseated and vomiting. Which routes could be
considered for
administration of an opioid medication? Select all that apply.
Nasal
Transdermal
Rectal
Subcutaneous
Intravenous - ✔✔Nasal
Transdermal
Rectal
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
✔✔Which statements about pain are correct? Select all that apply.
Patients in pain rarely become addicted.
Patients can have severe pain and not exhibit any signs.
Pain is a normal component of aging.
Babies don't feel pain like adults do.
Pain medicine should be delivered after pain is severe. - ✔✔Patients in pain rarely
become addicted.
Patients can have severe pain and not exhibit any signs.
✔✔Linda is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. Which nonpharmacological pain
relief measures
could be effective in treating her pain? Select all that apply.
Expressive writing
Massage
Heat and cold
Distraction
Immobilization - ✔✔Massage
Heat and cold
Distraction
Immobilization
✔✔The nurse is speaking with her neighbor about the gout pain in his feet. What
recommendations
could be made for dealing with his chronic pain? Select all that apply.
Patient-controlled analgesia
,Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
Massage
Epidural opioid medication
Relaxation techniques - ✔✔Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
Massage
Relaxation techniques
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client after a large abdominal surgery. He is restless and
uncomfortable.
Which positioning change could be most beneficial? Select all that apply.
Trendelenburg
Side-lying
Head of bed flat
Fetal position
Head elevation - ✔✔Side-lying
Head elevation
✔✔The nurse is speaking with a group of nursing students about the use of heat and
ice for pain
control. Which situations are best for this modality? Select all that apply.
Acute abdominal pain
Low back pain with spasticity
Activity-induced muscle pain
Pain from obstetric procedures
Migraine headache - ✔✔Low back pain with spasticity
Activity-induced muscle pain
Pain from obstetric procedures
✔✔The nurse is providing comfort to a person who has fallen on the hiking trail and
broken his ankle.
Which techniques can be used until medical help arrives? Select all that apply.
Massage
Relaxation
Meditation
Controlled breathing
Imager - ✔✔Massage
Relaxation
Meditation
Controlled breathing
Imager
, ✔✔The nurse is preparing for heat and cold application. Which of the following
statements are
true? Select all that apply.
Heat/cold devices can cause superficial tissue damage.
Heat/cold devices should never come in direct contact with the skin.
Heat/cold devices are safe to use for all clients.
Heat/cold devices should be used intermittently.
Heat/cold devices should be in place for 30 minutes at a time. - ✔✔Heat/cold devices
can cause superficial tissue damage.
Heat/cold devices should never come in direct contact with the skin.
Heat/cold devices should be used intermittently.
✔✔The nurse is teaching a family about phantom pain. Which statement is correct?
Phantom pain occurs before an amputation.
The pain is deadened from the surgery.
Phantom pain is a psychological condition.
Phantom pain is real and should be treated as such. - ✔✔Phantom pain is real and
should be treated as such.
✔✔Which interventions are helpful when caring for a client with impaired vision? Select
all that apply.
Suggest the client use soft, diffuse lighting.
Advise the client to avoid wearing sunglasses when outdoors.
Offer large-print books and reading material.
Clean the client's eyeglasses daily.
Place call light and necessary items within reach. - ✔✔Suggest the client use soft,
diffuse lighting.
Offer large-print books and reading material.
Clean the client's eyeglasses daily.
Place call light and necessary items within reach.
✔✔The nurse is caring for a confused client who is becoming more agitated. Which
actions could should
the nurse take? Select all that apply.
Leave the television on to block out other noises.
Minimize unnecessary light in the client's room.
Plan care to provide uninterrupted periods of sleep.
Speak calmly in a moderate tone.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The client with severe pain is nauseated and vomiting. Which routes could be
considered for
administration of an opioid medication? Select all that apply.
Nasal
Transdermal
Rectal
Subcutaneous
Intravenous - ✔✔Nasal
Transdermal
Rectal
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
✔✔Which statements about pain are correct? Select all that apply.
Patients in pain rarely become addicted.
Patients can have severe pain and not exhibit any signs.
Pain is a normal component of aging.
Babies don't feel pain like adults do.
Pain medicine should be delivered after pain is severe. - ✔✔Patients in pain rarely
become addicted.
Patients can have severe pain and not exhibit any signs.
✔✔Linda is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. Which nonpharmacological pain
relief measures
could be effective in treating her pain? Select all that apply.
Expressive writing
Massage
Heat and cold
Distraction
Immobilization - ✔✔Massage
Heat and cold
Distraction
Immobilization
✔✔The nurse is speaking with her neighbor about the gout pain in his feet. What
recommendations
could be made for dealing with his chronic pain? Select all that apply.
Patient-controlled analgesia
,Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
Massage
Epidural opioid medication
Relaxation techniques - ✔✔Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
Massage
Relaxation techniques
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client after a large abdominal surgery. He is restless and
uncomfortable.
Which positioning change could be most beneficial? Select all that apply.
Trendelenburg
Side-lying
Head of bed flat
Fetal position
Head elevation - ✔✔Side-lying
Head elevation
✔✔The nurse is speaking with a group of nursing students about the use of heat and
ice for pain
control. Which situations are best for this modality? Select all that apply.
Acute abdominal pain
Low back pain with spasticity
Activity-induced muscle pain
Pain from obstetric procedures
Migraine headache - ✔✔Low back pain with spasticity
Activity-induced muscle pain
Pain from obstetric procedures
✔✔The nurse is providing comfort to a person who has fallen on the hiking trail and
broken his ankle.
Which techniques can be used until medical help arrives? Select all that apply.
Massage
Relaxation
Meditation
Controlled breathing
Imager - ✔✔Massage
Relaxation
Meditation
Controlled breathing
Imager
, ✔✔The nurse is preparing for heat and cold application. Which of the following
statements are
true? Select all that apply.
Heat/cold devices can cause superficial tissue damage.
Heat/cold devices should never come in direct contact with the skin.
Heat/cold devices are safe to use for all clients.
Heat/cold devices should be used intermittently.
Heat/cold devices should be in place for 30 minutes at a time. - ✔✔Heat/cold devices
can cause superficial tissue damage.
Heat/cold devices should never come in direct contact with the skin.
Heat/cold devices should be used intermittently.
✔✔The nurse is teaching a family about phantom pain. Which statement is correct?
Phantom pain occurs before an amputation.
The pain is deadened from the surgery.
Phantom pain is a psychological condition.
Phantom pain is real and should be treated as such. - ✔✔Phantom pain is real and
should be treated as such.
✔✔Which interventions are helpful when caring for a client with impaired vision? Select
all that apply.
Suggest the client use soft, diffuse lighting.
Advise the client to avoid wearing sunglasses when outdoors.
Offer large-print books and reading material.
Clean the client's eyeglasses daily.
Place call light and necessary items within reach. - ✔✔Suggest the client use soft,
diffuse lighting.
Offer large-print books and reading material.
Clean the client's eyeglasses daily.
Place call light and necessary items within reach.
✔✔The nurse is caring for a confused client who is becoming more agitated. Which
actions could should
the nurse take? Select all that apply.
Leave the television on to block out other noises.
Minimize unnecessary light in the client's room.
Plan care to provide uninterrupted periods of sleep.
Speak calmly in a moderate tone.
