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1. Feedback:
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the Rating scales can be introduced at the age of 4 or 5 years.
emergency department by his mother. She The Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R) is designed for use by
says he points to his stomach and says, "It children and asks the child to choose a face that shows "how
hurts so bad." Which pain assessment tool much hurt (or pain) you have now." Young children should
would be the best choice when assessing not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
this child's pain? Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
A) The Descriptor Scale Correct Answer(s): D
B) A numeric rating scale
C) The Brief Pain Inventory
D) The Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R)
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2. Feedback:
A patient has had arthritic pain in her hips Persons with chronic pain typically try to give little indication
for several years since a hip fracture. She is that they are in pain and, over time, adapt to the pain. As a
able to move around in her room and has result, they are at risk for underdetection.
not offered any complaints so far this Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
morning. However, when asked, she states Correct Answer(s): D
that her pain is "bad this morning" and rates
it at an 8 on a 1 to 10 scale. What does the
nurse suspect?
A) She is addicted to her pain medications
and cannot obtain pain relief.
B) She does not want to trouble the nursing
staff with her complaints.
C) She is not in pain but rates it high to
receive pain medication.
D) She has experienced chronic pain for
years and has adapted to it.
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3. Feedback:
The nurse is assessing a patient's pain. The The subjective report is the most reliable indicator of pain.
nurse knows that the most reliable indicator Physical examination findings can lend support, but the
of pain would be the: clinician cannot base the diagnosis of pain exclusively on
A) patient's vital signs. physical assessment findings.
B) physical examination. Points Earned: 0.0/2.0
C) results of a computerized axial Correct Answer(s): D
tomography scan.
D) subjective report.
The nurse is reviewing principles of pain. Feedback:
Which type of pain is due to an abnormal Neuropathic pain implies an abnormal processing of the pain
processing of the pain impulse through the message. The other types of pain are named according to
peripheral or central nervous system? their sources.
A) Visceral Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
B) Referred Correct Answer(s): D
C) Cutaneous
D) Neuropathic
When assessing a patient's pain, the nurse Feedback:
knows that an example of visceral pain Visceral pain originates from the larger interior organs, such
would be: as the gallbladder, liver, or kidneys.
A) hip fracture. Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
B) cholecystitis. Correct Answer(s): B
C) second-degree burns.
D) pain after a leg amputation.
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Terms in this set (50)
1. Feedback:
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the Rating scales can be introduced at the age of 4 or 5 years.
emergency department by his mother. She The Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R) is designed for use by
says he points to his stomach and says, "It children and asks the child to choose a face that shows "how
hurts so bad." Which pain assessment tool much hurt (or pain) you have now." Young children should
would be the best choice when assessing not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
this child's pain? Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
A) The Descriptor Scale Correct Answer(s): D
B) A numeric rating scale
C) The Brief Pain Inventory
D) The Faces Pain Scale—Revised (FPS-R)
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2. Feedback:
A patient has had arthritic pain in her hips Persons with chronic pain typically try to give little indication
for several years since a hip fracture. She is that they are in pain and, over time, adapt to the pain. As a
able to move around in her room and has result, they are at risk for underdetection.
not offered any complaints so far this Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
morning. However, when asked, she states Correct Answer(s): D
that her pain is "bad this morning" and rates
it at an 8 on a 1 to 10 scale. What does the
nurse suspect?
A) She is addicted to her pain medications
and cannot obtain pain relief.
B) She does not want to trouble the nursing
staff with her complaints.
C) She is not in pain but rates it high to
receive pain medication.
D) She has experienced chronic pain for
years and has adapted to it.
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3. Feedback:
The nurse is assessing a patient's pain. The The subjective report is the most reliable indicator of pain.
nurse knows that the most reliable indicator Physical examination findings can lend support, but the
of pain would be the: clinician cannot base the diagnosis of pain exclusively on
A) patient's vital signs. physical assessment findings.
B) physical examination. Points Earned: 0.0/2.0
C) results of a computerized axial Correct Answer(s): D
tomography scan.
D) subjective report.
The nurse is reviewing principles of pain. Feedback:
Which type of pain is due to an abnormal Neuropathic pain implies an abnormal processing of the pain
processing of the pain impulse through the message. The other types of pain are named according to
peripheral or central nervous system? their sources.
A) Visceral Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
B) Referred Correct Answer(s): D
C) Cutaneous
D) Neuropathic
When assessing a patient's pain, the nurse Feedback:
knows that an example of visceral pain Visceral pain originates from the larger interior organs, such
would be: as the gallbladder, liver, or kidneys.
A) hip fracture. Points Earned: 2.0/2.0
B) cholecystitis. Correct Answer(s): B
C) second-degree burns.
D) pain after a leg amputation.
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