Pain Management
Practice 2026-VERSION
WITH QUALITY
QUESTIONS AND WELL
LATIFIED ANSWERS
100% CORRECT WITH
RATIONELLS.
1. A patient reports severe
postoperative pain. Which action
should the nurse take first?
,A. Offer oral fluids
B. Assess pain characteristics
C. Administer prescribed opioid
D. Reposition the patient
Answer: B
Rationale: Pain must be assessed before
interventions to determine severity,
quality, and cause.
2. Which pain scale is most appropriate
for a 3-year-old child?
A. Numeric scale
B. Wong-Baker FACES scale
C. Glasgow Coma Scale
D. FLACC scale only for adults
,Answer: B
Rationale: The FACES scale is validated
for young children who cannot use
numeric scales.
3. Which medication is considered a
first-line treatment for mild pain?
A. Morphine
B. Ibuprofen
C. Fentanyl
D. Methadone
Answer: B
Rationale: NSAIDs like ibuprofen are first-
line for mild to moderate pain.
, 4. A patient receiving morphine
develops respiratory depression. What
is the priority drug?
A. Naloxone
B. Flumazenil
C. Atropine
D. Epinephrine
Answer: A
Rationale: Naloxone is an opioid
antagonist used to reverse respiratory
depression.
5. Which finding indicates neuropathic
pain?
Practice 2026-VERSION
WITH QUALITY
QUESTIONS AND WELL
LATIFIED ANSWERS
100% CORRECT WITH
RATIONELLS.
1. A patient reports severe
postoperative pain. Which action
should the nurse take first?
,A. Offer oral fluids
B. Assess pain characteristics
C. Administer prescribed opioid
D. Reposition the patient
Answer: B
Rationale: Pain must be assessed before
interventions to determine severity,
quality, and cause.
2. Which pain scale is most appropriate
for a 3-year-old child?
A. Numeric scale
B. Wong-Baker FACES scale
C. Glasgow Coma Scale
D. FLACC scale only for adults
,Answer: B
Rationale: The FACES scale is validated
for young children who cannot use
numeric scales.
3. Which medication is considered a
first-line treatment for mild pain?
A. Morphine
B. Ibuprofen
C. Fentanyl
D. Methadone
Answer: B
Rationale: NSAIDs like ibuprofen are first-
line for mild to moderate pain.
, 4. A patient receiving morphine
develops respiratory depression. What
is the priority drug?
A. Naloxone
B. Flumazenil
C. Atropine
D. Epinephrine
Answer: A
Rationale: Naloxone is an opioid
antagonist used to reverse respiratory
depression.
5. Which finding indicates neuropathic
pain?
