Chapter 09 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition by Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley

Chapter 09 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition by Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. A palliative care nurse is explaining the basis of pain to a group of nurses who provide
care on a general medical unit. Which of the following factors would the nurse include?
Select all that apply.
A) Physiologic
B) Psychosocial
C) Cutaneous
D) Somatic
E) Visceral
2. A group of students is reviewing information about pain transmission and the fibers
involved. The students demonstrate understanding when they state that A-delta primary
afferent fibers transmit pain that is felt as which of the following?
A) Burning
B) Throbbing
C) Sharp
D) Aching
3. A nurse is assessing the pain of a client who has had major surgery. The client also has
been experiencing depression. Which of the following principles should guide the
nurse’s assessment of a client’s pain?
A) The client is likely experiencing less pain than he is reporting.
B) The client’s depression exists independently of the level of pain.
C) It is likely that the client’s pain rating will be influences by his emotional state.
D) The degree of surgery will be the key indicator for level of pain experienced.
4. A client has received a diagnosis of chronic nonmalignant pain. The nurse who is
planning this client’s nursing care should understand that this client has experienced this
pain for at least how many months?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12
5. A nurse educator is presenting an in-service program to a group of nurses who will be
working on an oncology unit. Which of the following characteristics of cancer pain
should the nurse describe?
A) Its basis is usually chronic neuropathy.
B) It is most often caused by a specific recent trauma.
C) It usually appears in the first month after cancer develops.
D) It is typically caused by compressed peripheral nerves

Answer Key
1. A, B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. D