RNSG 1327- FINAL EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Pain - Answers - An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with
actual or potential tissue damage
Acute Pain - Answers - Reversible pain that is temporary and has a short duration
Chronic Pain - Answers - Persistent pain that may cause depression, fatigue, and
increased dependence
Persistent Pain - Answers - Pain that lasts longer than 3 months
Begins gradually and persists
May not have well defined cause
Somatic - Answers - Skin in the musculoskeletal structures
Well localized
Incisional Pain
Pain at the insertion site
Visceral - Answers - Arises from the organ
Episodic
Difficult to localize
Pain with trauma
Neuropathic Pain - Answers - Pain described as "shooting", "burning", "tingling, "or "pins
and needles"
What is localized pain? - Answers - Pain that is confined to the site of origin
Define projected pain - Answers - Pain that is diffused around the site of origin and is
not well localized
What is referred pain? - Answers - Pain is felt in an area distant from the source
Radiating Pain - Answers - Pain that is felt along a specific nerve or nerves
How often should the sedation and respiration level be monitored after being
administered an opioid ? - Answers - Atleast every 2 hours
What are Non-Opioid Analgesics? - Answers - Acetaminophen
NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib, ketoralac)
What should you monitor for in use of Acetaminophen ? - Answers - Renal or Liver
toxicity
Pain - Answers - An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with
actual or potential tissue damage
Acute Pain - Answers - Reversible pain that is temporary and has a short duration
Chronic Pain - Answers - Persistent pain that may cause depression, fatigue, and
increased dependence
Persistent Pain - Answers - Pain that lasts longer than 3 months
Begins gradually and persists
May not have well defined cause
Somatic - Answers - Skin in the musculoskeletal structures
Well localized
Incisional Pain
Pain at the insertion site
Visceral - Answers - Arises from the organ
Episodic
Difficult to localize
Pain with trauma
Neuropathic Pain - Answers - Pain described as "shooting", "burning", "tingling, "or "pins
and needles"
What is localized pain? - Answers - Pain that is confined to the site of origin
Define projected pain - Answers - Pain that is diffused around the site of origin and is
not well localized
What is referred pain? - Answers - Pain is felt in an area distant from the source
Radiating Pain - Answers - Pain that is felt along a specific nerve or nerves
How often should the sedation and respiration level be monitored after being
administered an opioid ? - Answers - Atleast every 2 hours
What are Non-Opioid Analgesics? - Answers - Acetaminophen
NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib, ketoralac)
What should you monitor for in use of Acetaminophen ? - Answers - Renal or Liver
toxicity
