Unit IV (Pain)

Question 1

Who said “pain is whatever the person says it is”?

Answer 1

Margo McCafferty

Question 2

Behavioral expressions of pain is _______.

Answer 2

learned.

Question 3

Pain is highly _________.

Answer 3

subjective

Question 4

The patient complains of superficial pain involving the skin and subcutaneous tissues. What type of pain is the patient experiencing?

Answer 4

Cutaneous

Question 5

Cutaneous pain has ______ duration. (Long/Short)

Answer 5

Short

Question 6

The patient has diffused and scattered pain that affects their calf and the tendons. This type of pain is called:

Answer 6

Somatic

Question 7

The patient is complaining of stomach pain that has varied in duration. This type of pain is called:

Answer 7

Visceral

Question 8

The patient has pain that started in the shoulder and has spread to the entire arm. (May be constant or intermittent) This pain is classified as:

Answer 8

Radiating

Question 9

The patient has pain in the shoulders, and has been diagnosed with gall bladder disease. The nurse identifies this type of pain to be:

Answer 9

Referred

Question 10

The patient states they have pain in the foot of the leg that has been amputated. This pain is called:

Answer 10

Phantom

Question 11

The patient is suffering from a pinched nerve. The pain the experience as a result of this is called:

Answer 11

Neuropathic

Question 12

The patient is experiencing severe pain that is not relieved with pain medication during advanced malignancy. This type of pain is called:

Answer 12

Intractable

Question 13

Two patients experience the same surgery, however one patient denies feeling any pain while the other states their pain to be moderate. This level of intensity at which the patient feels pain is called:

Answer 13

Pain Threshold

Question 14

A post-operative patient is having pain, but states it isn’t bad enough to need pain medication. What pain concept does this reflect?

Answer 14

Pain Tolerance- level of intensity or duration of pain the person is willing or able to endure.

Question 15

True/False: Pain tolerance appears to increase with age.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Acute pain has _______ onset.

Answer 16

rapid

Question 17

Acute pain lasts ______ -term.

Answer 17

short

Question 18

What does acute pain signal?

Answer 18

Tissue damage has occurred.

Question 19

What classifies as chronic pain?

Answer 19

Lasts 6mos or longer.

Persistent to Continuous

Question 20

True/False:

Chronic pain always has an identifiable cause.

Answer 20

False, cause may be difficult to pinpoint and treat.

Question 21

What is the best time to assess the location of pain?

Answer 21

While the pain is present.

Question 22

How does the nurse identify the site of pain?

Answer 22

Ask the patient to point to the site of pain.

Question 23

What does the nurse use to document pain?

Answer 23

Body landmarks and anatomical locations.

Question 24

What questions should the nurse ask to assess the duration of pain?

Answer 24

How long have you been experiencing pain?
How often does the pain occur?
How long does the pain last?
Continuous or intermittent?

Question 25

Pain that never stops is called:

Answer 25

Continuous

Question 26

Pain that comes and goes is called:

Answer 26

Intermittent

Question 27

What is used to assess the intensity of pain? Why is it widely used?

Answer 27

Verbal Pain Scale (0-10), Quick, easy, and proven reliable.

Question 28

The goal of assessing the intensity of the patients pain experience is to make the patients _______ experience as _______ as possible.

Answer 28

subjective experience | objective as possible.

Question 29

The patient rates their pain 1-3. This level is considered:

Answer 29

Mild

Question 30

The patient rates their pain as 4-6. This level is considered:

Answer 30

Moderate

Question 31

The patient rates their pain as 7-10. This level is considered:

Answer 31

Severe.

Question 32

The patient states they have a sharp stabbing pain. What aspect of pain are they describing?

Answer 32

Quality. (Example-cramping, burning, dull, annoying)

Question 33

What would the nurse expect the patients vital signs (BP, P, R) to do when the patient is experiencing pain?

Answer 33

Increase

Question 34

What would the nurse expect the patient's skin to look like if the patient is experiencing pain?

Answer 34

Pallor and Diaphoretic

Question 35

What does the nurse expect to happen to the patients pupils when they are in pain?

Answer 35

Dilate

Question 36

What may happen if the patients pain is unrelieved/untreated?

Answer 36

Depression.

Question 37

Somatic pain involves what structures

Answer 37

Tendons, ligament, bones, blood vessels, muscles, joints

Question 38

Where is referred pain perceived

Answer 38

In areas distant from point of orgin

Question 39

Define pain threshold

Answer 39

Level of intensity at which a person feels pain

Question 40

Define pain tolerance

Answer 40

Level of intensity or duration of pain the person is willing or able to endure

Question 40

Which type of pain varies with intensity and disappears with treatment

Answer 40

Acute