Nur 144 Module A Updated Actual Exam Questions And Correct Answers

NUR 144 Module A UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question 1.
Pain

ANSWER
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage.
(Can be emotional)




Question 2.
Steps of pain

ANSWER
1. Transduction
2. Transmission
3. Perception
4. Modulation



Question 3.
When does pain exist?

ANSWER
When the patient says it does






,Question 4.
Is pain objective or subjective?

ANSWER
Subjective



Question 5.
What are the four sources of pain?

ANSWER
-Mechanical (physical trauma)
-Thermal (cold/hot burns)
-Chemical
-Electrical



Question 6.
Nociception

ANSWER
The sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli




Question 7.
Nociceptors

ANSWER
A type of receptor that transmits pain signals from various body regions to the spinal cord and
brain.
(Peripheral pain receptors)






, Question 8.
Endorphins

ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-powerful pain-blocking chemical



Question 9.
Enkephalins

ANSWER
natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
-less potent than endorphins



Question 10.
Perception

ANSWER
Person's interpretation of pain.
-Pain threshold
-Adaptation to pain
**individual to each patient**



Question 11.
Pain Threshold

ANSWER
The level of a stimulus that results in the sensation of pain.




Question 12.
Pain Tolerance

ANSWER
The amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with normal function.
-subjective
-varies from person to person