Jarvis: Ch 10 Pain Assessment
1. 1. When evaluating a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute
pain would be:
1. arthritic pain.
2. fibromyalgia.
3. kidney stones.
4. low back pain.: kidney stones.
2. 2. Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experience
in the elderly?
1. "Older persons must learn to tolerate pain."
2. "Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected."
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, 3. "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a normal process of aging."
4. "Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than younger individu-
als.": "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a normal process of aging."
3. 3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother.
She says he points to his stomach and says, "It hurts so bad." Which pain
assessment tool would be the best choice when assessing this child's pain?
1. The Descriptor Scale
2. A numeric rating scale
3. The Brief Pain Inventory
4. The Wong-Baker Scale: The Wong-Baker Scale
4. 4. A patient states that the pain medication is "not working" and rates his
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1. 1. When evaluating a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute
pain would be:
1. arthritic pain.
2. fibromyalgia.
3. kidney stones.
4. low back pain.: kidney stones.
2. 2. Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experience
in the elderly?
1. "Older persons must learn to tolerate pain."
2. "Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected."
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, 3. "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a normal process of aging."
4. "Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than younger individu-
als.": "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a normal process of aging."
3. 3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother.
She says he points to his stomach and says, "It hurts so bad." Which pain
assessment tool would be the best choice when assessing this child's pain?
1. The Descriptor Scale
2. A numeric rating scale
3. The Brief Pain Inventory
4. The Wong-Baker Scale: The Wong-Baker Scale
4. 4. A patient states that the pain medication is "not working" and rates his
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