Pain Assessment

What is the term used to describe the amount of time something lasts?

• duration

• articulate

• evaluate

• onset

• subjective

A description is ______________________ when it is based on the individual’s experience or perceptions.

• intensity

• onset

• objective

• radiates

• subjective

The ______________________ of a pain is when it begins.

• excruciating

• articulate

• onset

• duration

• tenderness

A pain ______________________ when it spreads out from a central point.

• radiates

• evaluate

• articulate

• objective

• excruciating

The ______________________ of a pain describes the degree to which the patient feels it.

• subjective

• objective

• radiates

• intensity

• duration

______________________ on part of the body is when it is sore or uncomfortable to touch.

• duration

• tenderness

• onset

• articulate

• evaluate

________________ is a pain that lasting for more than 3 months.

• Acute pain

• Chronic pain

“Pain as the 5th Vital Sign” is a mandates for measuring and documenting pain score for all patients whenever other vitals are measured.

• True

• False

The onset:

The nurse asks the patients to rate the pain on a scale of 0 to 10; zero being no pain and 10 being excruciating pain( The worst pain  ever).

• True

• False

 Its location:

Ask the patient to be as specific as possible, for example, indicating the site by pointing.

• True

• False