Chapter 07: Care of Patients with Pain

Chapter 07: Care of Patients with Pain

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. In order to provide the optimum nursing care, it is important for the nurse to know that the standard of pain and pain control is best determined by which person?

a.	Physician
b.	Nurse
c.	Patient’s family
d.	Patient

 

 

ANS:  D

Only the patient knows when pain occurs and what remedy relieves it.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   127

OBJ:   1 (theory)       TOP:   Pain Theory   KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

 

2. The nurse clarifies the basics of the gate theory of pain control. Which information should the nurse include?

a.	Pain is perceived as opening a “gate” to pain symptoms.
b.	The “gate” can be closed to pain by the use of nonpainful stimuli.
c.	The “gate” swings back and forth, first allowing pain, then blocking it.
d.	The patient can be trained to close the “gate” to pain.

 

 

ANS:  B

The sensorineural “gate” can be closed by applying a number of nonpharmacologic stimuli so that the pain is not perceived.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   124

OBJ:   1 (theory)       TOP:   Gate Theory   KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

 

3. When giving care to a 30-year-old Hispanic male, which action can most likely be attributed to the patient’s cultural beliefs about pain?

a.	The patient maintains a stoic affect about pain.
b.	The patient prefers a pill to an injection.
c.	The patient ignores somatic interventions such as heat and massage.
d.	The patient confesses to pain but refuses pain medication.

 

 

ANS:  A

Hispanic males are frequently stoic regarding pain. They prefer injections to pills but may elect to use prayer, heat, or herbal remedies for pain relief.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   131, Cultural Considerations

OBJ:   4 (theory)       TOP:   Cultural Considerations

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Planning

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

 

4. The nurse is caring for a patient who is having constant nociceptor pain. Which intervention best addresses the patient’s pain during the perception phase of pain?

a.	Administer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for moderate pain.
b.	Ask the physician if an opioid could be ordered to treat the patient’s pain when severe.
c.	Engage the patient in conversation regarding his family, hobbies, and plans following discharge from the facility.
d.	Determine if the patient typically takes a neurotransmitter uptake blocker medication for pain control.

 

 

ANS:  C

Nonpharmacologic interventions such as distraction and guided imagery are effective for pain relief during the perception phase. NSAIDs are most effective during the transduction phase of pain, opioids are most effective during the transmission phase, and drugs that block neurotransmitter uptake work best during the modulation phase.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   125

OBJ:   3 (theory)       TOP:   Pain Perception

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort