Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0: Pain -
ENA-ENO-C27 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6 months? - ANS FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for managing a trauma
patient? - ANS Withhold pain medication until diagnostic tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain assessment scale? -
ANS Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain - ANS False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain? - ANS Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain? - ANS Neuromatrix theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors? - ANS Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of pain? - ANS Visceral
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, Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for patients in which age
group? - ANS Preschoolers
Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an acute pain episode
from sickle cell disease? - ANS Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects? - ANS Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Which nonpharmacologic intervention is most effective for an adolescent? - ANS Guided
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Which substances are neuropeptides that inhibit pain impulse transmission in the brain and
spinal cord? - ANS Endorphins
Which disorder is most likely to cause somatic pain? - ANS Degenerative joint disease
Blowing bubbles is an effective nonpharmacologic intervention for which patient? -
ANS Preschooler
Which pain scale is the most appropriate for a school-age pediatric patient? - ANS FACES
Which description applies to acute pain? - ANS It is transient.
Which structure can decrease the number of pain impulses received from afferent pain fibers? -
ANS A-beta fibers
Which medication has a rapid onset and a short duration of action? - ANS Fentanyl
(Duragesic)
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ENA-ENO-C27 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Which pain scale is the most appropriate to use in an infant, age 6 months? - ANS FLACC
In the emergency department, which intervention is not appropriate for managing a trauma
patient? - ANS Withhold pain medication until diagnostic tests are complete
Which patient factor is appropriate to consider when selecting a pain assessment scale? -
ANS Verbal skills
Pharmacologic intervention is the only way to treat a patient's pain - ANS False
Which agent is used to manage mild to moderate pain? - ANS Ibuprofen (Motrin)
Which pain theory best explains the concept of chronic pain? - ANS Neuromatrix theory
Which part of the body has the highest concentration of nociceptors? - ANS Skin
A patient with a bowel obstruction is likely to experience which type of pain? - ANS Visceral
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, Blowing bubbles is an appropriate nonpharmacologic intervention for patients in which age
group? - ANS Preschoolers
Which medication is the drug of choice for a patient who presents with an acute pain episode
from sickle cell disease? - ANS Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Which drug produces the fewest cardiac effects? - ANS Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Which nonpharmacologic intervention is most effective for an adolescent? - ANS Guided
imagery
Which substances are neuropeptides that inhibit pain impulse transmission in the brain and
spinal cord? - ANS Endorphins
Which disorder is most likely to cause somatic pain? - ANS Degenerative joint disease
Blowing bubbles is an effective nonpharmacologic intervention for which patient? -
ANS Preschooler
Which pain scale is the most appropriate for a school-age pediatric patient? - ANS FACES
Which description applies to acute pain? - ANS It is transient.
Which structure can decrease the number of pain impulses received from afferent pain fibers? -
ANS A-beta fibers
Which medication has a rapid onset and a short duration of action? - ANS Fentanyl
(Duragesic)
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