Pain Post Lecture Quiz

A patient suddenly develops right-lower-quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, and rebound tenderness. How should the nurse classify this patient’s pain?

• Acute

• Chronic

• Intractable

• Neuropathic

A patient who underwent a left above-the-knee amputation reports pain in the left foot. The nurse should document this finding as what type of pain?

• Psychogenic

• Phantom

• Referred

• Radiating

A nurse is working in the nursery and observes an infant crying after having a procedure. Which action would be appropriate for the nurse to take?

• Nothing, newborns are not as sensitive.

• Place the infant under a warmer.

• Administer oral sucrose.

• Give a pain injection.

In which of the following processes do peripheral nerves carry the pain message to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?

• Transduction

• Transmission

• Perception

• Modulation

A patient reports using music therapy to help control their chronic pain. Music therapy works by prompting the release of endogenous opioids during which stage of the pain process?

• Perception

• Transduction

• Transmission

• Modulation

The nurse is assessing an intubated patient who returned from coronary artery bypass surgery 3 hours ago. Which assessment finding might indicate that this patient is experiencing pain?

• Blood pressure 160/82 mm Hg

• Temperature 100.6°F (38.1°C)

• Heart rate 80 beats/min

• Oxygen saturation 95%

When should the nurse assess for pain?

• With a change in the patient’s condition

• After the nurse finishes charting

• Every 4 hours for the first 2 days after surgery

• Only when the patient reports pain

A patient was prescribed a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), naproxen, for the treatment of arthritis and reports stomach upset after taking the medication. What should the nurse instruct the patient to do?

• Take the medication on an empty stomach.

• Take the medication with food.

• Take the medication with 8 ounces of water.

• Take the medication before bedtime.

The nurse is caring for a patient in the late stage of Alzheimer’s disease who is non-communicative. The nurse suspects the patient is experiencing acute pain based on which assessment findings? Select all that apply.

• Rapid blinking

• Labored breathing

• Reduced respiratory rate

• Eating food regularly

• Restlessness

A nurse is preparing to administer pain medications to a patient. Which statement by the nurse indicates correct understanding of the guidelines for pain management?

• “I will administer the pain medication around the clock.”

• “I will encourage the client to wait as long as possible between doses.”

• “I will wait to give pain medication until the client shows signs of pain.”

• “I will assess the need for medication only if the client reports pain.”