Chapter 07: Drugs for Pain Control

Chapter 07: Drugs for Pain Control

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

BASIC CONCEPTS

 

1. What is another name for an opioid drug?

a.	Nanogram
b.	Narcoleptic
c.	Nociceptor
d.	Narcotic

 

 

ANS:  D

Opioid analgesics, also called narcotics, are drugs that contain any ingredient derived from the poppy plant (or a similar synthetic chemical) that change an individual’s perception of pain and have the potential for psychologic or physical dependence.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering        REF:   p. 106

 

2. How long must pain be present to be considered “chronic pain?”

a.	6 days
b.	6 weeks
c.	6 months
d.	6 years

 

 

ANS:  C

Chronic pain is present daily for 6 months. It persists or increases with time, may not have an identifiable cause, and does not trigger the physiologic responses associated with acute pain. This means that an individual with chronic pain can have severe pain intensity without changes from the normal ranges for heart rate, breathing rate, or blood pressure. Chronic pain may hurt less on some days than others but is always present.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering        REF:   p. 104

 

3. On a 0 to 10 pain rating scale, which of the following numbers reported by a patient represents the worst pain intensity?

a.	2
b.	4
c.	6
d.	8

 

 

ANS:  D

How much pain the patient feels is called pain intensity. There are several ways to work with the patient to determine pain intensity. When a patient can speak and use a pain scale, the lower numbers indicate less pain, while the higher numbers indicate more pain.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering        REF:   p. 102

 

4. What word describes pain that comes and goes?

a.	Localized
b.	Intermittent
c.	Chronic
d.	Referred

 

 

ANS:  B

Pain is divided into types on the basis of its cause, how long it lasts, and whether it is present continuously or comes and goes (intermittent).

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering        REF:   p. 104

 

5. What statement about cancer pain is true?

a.	Cancer pain has more than one cause.
b.	All patients with cancer have severe pain.
c.	Cancer pain is considered chronic rather than acute.
d.	Opioids are the only class of pain drugs that reduce cancer pain.

 

 

ANS:  A

Cancer pain has many causes and is complex. This means that more than one pain strategy and often more than one type of drug for pain control are needed. The patient with cancer often receives traditional pain-control drugs but at much higher doses than those prescribed for other types of pain.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering        REF:   p. 104