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Chapter 16: Pain
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Chapter 16: Pain

Monahan Phipps Medical Surgical 8th Edition By Monahan

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Chapter 16: Pain

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. A 4-year-old who has recently undergone tonsillectomy begins crying. Her mother tells the nurse that the child is in pain. The child received Tylenol oral suspension 4 hours ago. The nurse instructs the mother to rock the child to encourage sleep. The nurse’s action is based on:
1. Inadequate knowledge of pain management
2. Evidence-based practice
3. The gate control theory of pain
4. Experience with other patients with tonsillectomies

 

 

ANS: 1                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: No applicable category

TOP:  Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. The gate control theory of pain implies that effective pain management plans should:
1. Deal primarily with emotional aspects of the patient’s pain experience
2. Focus chiefly on altering pain perception through behavior modification
3. Restrict analgesic use to pure opioid drugs that act centrally to close the gate
4. Include a combination of pharmacologic agents and noninvasive interventions

 

 

ANS: 4                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. A patient is seen in the health clinic with a complaint of low back pain of 5 months’ duration. Vital signs are stable. An accurate nursing diagnosis is:
1. Chronic pain: low back, unclear etiology
2. Deficient knowledge regarding pain management
3. Acute pain related to low back strain
4. Anxiety related to acute pain

 

 

ANS: 1                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis

MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. A patient complains of pain in the chest and left arm and a diagnosis of myocardial infarction is made. This type of pain is:
1. Psychogenic
2. Localized
3. Referred
4. Somatic

 

 

ANS: 3                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Cardiovascular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

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