Sarah

Question 1

You have a second year student nurse on placement who asks for some advice on becoming more confident and proficient with a comprehensive assessment. What would be most important for the student nurse to remember?

Answer 1

Establish a routine for the assessment

Question 2

What type of assessment are you most likely to perform on Sarah today?

Answer 2

Focused

Question 3

What specific assessment would you consider when assessing Sarah?

Answer 3

Pain scale

Question 4

A nursing diagnosis is:

Answer 4

A clinical judgement about an individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes

Question 5

When working with patients in pain nurses need to recognise and avoid common misconceptions and myths about pain. With regard to the pain experience, what is correct?

Answer 5

The patient is the best authority on the pain experience

Question 6

Sarah describes her pain as coming on quickly and being of short duration. What type of pain is this?

Answer 6

Acute

Question 7

You are educating Sarah about analgesics for pain relief. Included in the teaching is the fact that analgesics containing codeine may cause:

Answer 7

Constipation