Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Pain - ENA-ENO-C27 questions and
answers
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6
months?✔✔FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for
managing a trauma patient?✔✔Withhold pain medication until diagnostic
tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain
assessment scale?✔✔Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain✔✔False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain?✔✔Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain?✔✔Neuromatrix
theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors?✔✔Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of
pain?✔✔Visceral
Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for patients
in which age group?✔✔Preschoolers
, Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an
acute pain episode from sickle cell disease?✔✔Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects?✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Which nonpharmacologic intervention is most effective for an
adolescent?✔✔Guided imagery
Which substances are neuropeptides that inhibit pain impulse transmission in
the brain and spinal cord?✔✔Endorphins
Which disorder is most likely to cause somatic pain?✔✔Degenerative joint
disease
Blowing bubbles is an effective nonpharmacologic intervention for which
patient?✔✔Preschooler
Which pain scale is the most appropriate for a school-age pediatric
patient?✔✔FACES
Which description applies to acute pain?✔✔It is transient.
Which structure can decrease the number of pain impulses received from
afferent pain fibers?✔✔A-beta fibers
Which medication has a rapid onset and a short duration of
action?✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Pain - ENA-ENO-C27 questions and
answers
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6
months?✔✔FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for
managing a trauma patient?✔✔Withhold pain medication until diagnostic
tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain
assessment scale?✔✔Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain✔✔False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain?✔✔Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain?✔✔Neuromatrix
theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors?✔✔Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of
pain?✔✔Visceral
Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for patients
in which age group?✔✔Preschoolers
, Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an
acute pain episode from sickle cell disease?✔✔Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects?✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Which nonpharmacologic intervention is most effective for an
adolescent?✔✔Guided imagery
Which substances are neuropeptides that inhibit pain impulse transmission in
the brain and spinal cord?✔✔Endorphins
Which disorder is most likely to cause somatic pain?✔✔Degenerative joint
disease
Blowing bubbles is an effective nonpharmacologic intervention for which
patient?✔✔Preschooler
Which pain scale is the most appropriate for a school-age pediatric
patient?✔✔FACES
Which description applies to acute pain?✔✔It is transient.
Which structure can decrease the number of pain impulses received from
afferent pain fibers?✔✔A-beta fibers
Which medication has a rapid onset and a short duration of
action?✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic)
