Pain and Comfort Quiz
Due Mar 2 at 10:59pm Points 20 Questions 10 Available after Feb 23 at 11pm
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 27 at 8pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What is the best gerontological definition of nursing care?
Nursing is provided in a judgmental manner.
The goal of comfort is to lessen pain as much as possible.
Undertreatment of pain may be caused by a nurse’s own definitions of pain.
The key person in the assessment of pain is the nurse.
The nurse is the key person in the assessment of the level of comfort in persons receiving care
and is usually the most attuned to the needs of patients. The best care is given in a
nonjudgmental not judgmental manner. The goal of comfort is not to simply lessen pain, but it is
also to relieve it and to prevent it from reoccurring. The reasons for undertreating pain include
the nurse’s own definition of pain and his or her expectations of how his or her own pain is
expressed.
Question 2 pts
When taking care of an older adult male client, you realize when assessing his pain level that which of
the following considerations might apply? (Select all that apply.)
, He might not be able to express pain.
He might be depressed.
Sedation will affect how he expresses his pain.
You will have to take his culture into consideration.
Because he is older, he does not feel pain as much.
Some older adults are only able to express pain in terms of “not feeling well.” Other clients are
controlled, whereas others are very vocal. Depression might mask expression, and the client
might not complain of pain. Sedation will affect how this client expresses his pain. He might not
be able to express clearly his level of pain. Individuals respond to pain in a way that reflects their
own cultural expectations. An older adult feels pain as much as a younger individual.
Question 3 pts
Compared with acute pain, persistent pain requires the nurse to implement which intervention?
Monitoring vital signs more frequently.
Documenting the character of the pain as burning.
Administering analgesics at least every 4 hours.
Educating the client to the benefit of specific lifestyle changes.
Persistent pain can manifest itself as depression, eating and sleeping disturbances, and impaired
function, all of which can lead to lifestyle changes. Persistent pain usually does not lead to
markedly altered vital signs. Acute or persistent pain can manifest itself as a burning pain.
Persistent pain has no time frame; it is continually persistent at varying levels of intensity.
Question 4 pts
Which treatment is recommended in many cases for the first-line approach for pharmacological
management of mild-to-moderate pain?
Due Mar 2 at 10:59pm Points 20 Questions 10 Available after Feb 23 at 11pm
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 27 at 8pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What is the best gerontological definition of nursing care?
Nursing is provided in a judgmental manner.
The goal of comfort is to lessen pain as much as possible.
Undertreatment of pain may be caused by a nurse’s own definitions of pain.
The key person in the assessment of pain is the nurse.
The nurse is the key person in the assessment of the level of comfort in persons receiving care
and is usually the most attuned to the needs of patients. The best care is given in a
nonjudgmental not judgmental manner. The goal of comfort is not to simply lessen pain, but it is
also to relieve it and to prevent it from reoccurring. The reasons for undertreating pain include
the nurse’s own definition of pain and his or her expectations of how his or her own pain is
expressed.
Question 2 pts
When taking care of an older adult male client, you realize when assessing his pain level that which of
the following considerations might apply? (Select all that apply.)
, He might not be able to express pain.
He might be depressed.
Sedation will affect how he expresses his pain.
You will have to take his culture into consideration.
Because he is older, he does not feel pain as much.
Some older adults are only able to express pain in terms of “not feeling well.” Other clients are
controlled, whereas others are very vocal. Depression might mask expression, and the client
might not complain of pain. Sedation will affect how this client expresses his pain. He might not
be able to express clearly his level of pain. Individuals respond to pain in a way that reflects their
own cultural expectations. An older adult feels pain as much as a younger individual.
Question 3 pts
Compared with acute pain, persistent pain requires the nurse to implement which intervention?
Monitoring vital signs more frequently.
Documenting the character of the pain as burning.
Administering analgesics at least every 4 hours.
Educating the client to the benefit of specific lifestyle changes.
Persistent pain can manifest itself as depression, eating and sleeping disturbances, and impaired
function, all of which can lead to lifestyle changes. Persistent pain usually does not lead to
markedly altered vital signs. Acute or persistent pain can manifest itself as a burning pain.
Persistent pain has no time frame; it is continually persistent at varying levels of intensity.
Question 4 pts
Which treatment is recommended in many cases for the first-line approach for pharmacological
management of mild-to-moderate pain?
