Prelim Quiz 2

Question 1

Older adults have an increase in systolic
pressure related to what?
a. Diminished vessel sensitivity
b. Increased vessel flexibility
c. Enlarged vessel dexterity
d. Decreased vessel elasticity

Answer 1

d. Decreased vessel elasticity

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT
true about pain?
a. Pain is whatever the person says it is, existing
whatever he says it does
b. It is considered as a vital sign
c. It is a complex, abstract, personal subjective
experience
d. A pleasant sensation caused by noxious
stimulation of the sensory nerve endings

Answer 2

d. A pleasant sensation caused by noxious stimulation of the sensory nerve endings

Question 3

In caring for a young child with pain, which
assessment tool is the most useful?
a. Simple description pain intensity scale
b. Numeric pain scale
c. Wong-Baker Faces pain-rating scale
d. Verbal descriptor scale

Answer 3

c. Wong-Baker Faces pain-rating scale

Question 4

This condition may produce a subnormal
temperature:
a. Hypothyroidism
b. Fever
c. Infection
d. Dehydration

Answer 4

a. Hypothyroidism

Question 5

When body temperature falls below 36
degrees Celsius, the person is suffering from
the extreme:
a. Dyspnea
b. Hypothermia
c. Hyperthermia
d. Orthopnea

Answer 5

b. Hypothermia

Question 6

Who would be appropriate to use a numeric
pain rating scale?
a. A coherent 80-year-old
b. 78-year-old with dementia
c. Five-year-old child
d. Six-month-old infant

Answer 6

a. A coherent 80-year old

Question 7

Regulator of body temperature:

a. Sebaceous glands
b. Wernicke’s area
c. Hypothalamus
d. Medulla

Answer 7

c. Hypothalamus

Question 8

A patient returning to the nursing unit after
knee surgery is verbalizing pain at the
surgical site. The nurse’s first action is to:
a. Check the patient’s vital signs.
b. Administer pain medication as ordered.
c. Call the patient’s doctor.
d. Assess the characteristics of the pain.

Answer 8

d. Assess the characteristics of the pain

Question 9

Which term would the nurse use to
document pain at one site that is perceived
in other site?
a. Phantom pain
b. Chronic pain
c. Intractable pain
d. Referred pain

Answer 9

d. Referred pain

Question 10

The patient rates his pain as a 6 on a scale of
0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being
the worst pain. The patient’s wife says that
he can’t be in that much pain since he has
been sleeping for 30 minutes. Which is the
most accurate resource for assessing the
pain?
a. The patient’s health care provider has the
best knowledge of the level of pain that the
patient that should be experiencing.
b. The patient’s wife is the best resource for
determining the level of pain since she has
been with him continually for the entire day.
c. The nurse is the most experienced at
assessing pain.
d. The patient’s report of pain is the best
method for assessing the pain.

Answer 10

d. The patient’s report of pain is the best method for assessing the pain

Question 11

Christian David is about to take his prelim
examination next week and is currently
reviewing the concept of pain. Which
scientific rationale would indicate that he
understands the topic?
a. Pain sensation is affected by a client’s
anticipation of pain
b. Pain is an objective sign of a more serious
problem
c. Psychological factors rarely contribute to a
client’s pain perception
d. Intractable pain may be relieved by
treatment

Answer 11

a. Pain sensation is affected by a client’s anticipation of pain

Question 12

PULSE is a rhythmic beating in the body that
signifies regular, recurrent expansion and
contraction of an artery produced by the
waves of pressure that are caused by the
ejection of blood from which part of the part
as it contracts?
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Left atrium
d. Right ventricle

Answer 12

b. Left ventricle

Question 13

Which time of day would we have the lowest
temperature reading?
a. 8 am to 10 am
b. 4 am to 6 am
c. 4 pm to 6 pm
d. 8 pm to 12 midnight

Answer 13

b. 4 am to 6 am

Question 14

Regarding pain, all the following descriptors
are applicable except:
a. always subjective.
b. always associated with actual tissue damage
c. a primary reason patients seek medical
advice.
d. a sensory and emotional experience.

Answer 14

b. always associated with actual tissue damage

Question 15

Acute pain and anxiety increase pulse rates
because of what reason?
a. Parasympathetic nerves are suppressed
b. Parasympathetic nerves are stimulated
c. Sympathetic nerves are stimulated
d. Sympathetic nerves are suppressed

Answer 15

c. Sympathetic nerves are stimulated

Question 16

In a tachycardic patient, the heart rate is said
to be?
a. 100 bpm and under
b. 80 bpm and over
c. 60 bpm and under
d. 100 bpm and over

Answer 16

d. 100 bpm and over

Question 17

In a process of \_\_\_, nociceptors become
activated by the perception of potentially
damaging mechanical, thermal & chemical
stimuli
a. Transmission
b. Modulation
c. Perception
d. Transduction

Answer 17

d. Transduction

Question 18

. A medical device which is used to look into
the ears.
a. Stethoscope
b. Ophthalmoscope
c. Otoscope
d. Laryngoscope

Answer 18

c. Otoscope

Question 19

Pain that arise on skin or subcutaneous
tissue.
a. Cutaneous pain
b. Visceral pain
c. Referred pain
d. Acute pain

Answer 19

a. Cutaneous pain

Question 20

Pain message carried to the dorsal horn of
the spinal cord is \_\_\_
a. Transmission
b. Transduction
c. Modulation
d. Perception

Answer 20

a. Transmission