Chapter 16: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

Chapter 16: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When assessing a patient, the nurse recognizes that pain is:

ANS:   C

Pain is subjective. Pain is exactly what the patient says it is.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 395         OBJ:    5

TOP:    Pain                 KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

2. Pain in the left arm secondary to coronary insufficiency is an example of:

ANS:   C

An example of referred pain is coronary insufficiency manifested by pain in the left arm, which is a distant location from the real source of discomfort.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 396         OBJ:    1

TOP:    Pain                 KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

3. The nurse reassures a patient that most acute pain is intense and of short duration, usually lasting:

ANS:   B

Acute pain lasts less than 6 months.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 396         OBJ:    1

TOP:    Pain                 KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

4. Continuous or intermittent pain that does not serve as a warning of tissue damage is called:

ANS:   C

Chronic pain can be continuous or intermittent and may not be indicative of tissue damage.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 396         OBJ:    1

TOP:    Pain                 KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity