Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 55- Client Comfort and Pain Management
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | Pain is difficult to define. The nurse educator is reviewing various definitions of pain with a group of student nurses. Which is the best response by the student nurse about Margo McCaffery definition of pain? | |
| A) | Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does. | |
| B) | Client’s self-report is the single best indicator of pain. | |
| C) | A feeling of distress, suffering, or agony, caused by stimulation of specialized nerve endings. | |
| D) | Its purpose is chiefly protective; it acts as a warning that tissues are being damaged and induces the sufferer to remove or withdraw from the source. | |
| 2. | A nurse is caring for a client with a myocardial infarction. Which factors could be a cause for the chest pain experienced by the client? | |
| A) | Decreased blood supply to the heart muscle | |
| B) | Atherosclerotic plaques on the coronary artery | |
| C) | Irregular heart rhythm | |
| D) | Enlargement of the heart muscle | |
| 3. | The client in pain seeks relief from discomfort. Determining the pain’s cause is key, so that effective treatment may begin as soon as possible. Several factors can initiate the pain response. The nurse is reviewing physical causes of pain with a group of student nurses. What is the best response by a student nurse for possible physical causes of pain?
1. Trauma 2. Surgical incision 3. Tumor growth 4. Fatigue |
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| A) | 1, 2, 3 | |
| B) | 1, 2, 4 | |
| C) | 1, 3, 4 | |
| D) | 2, 3, 4 | |
| 4. | The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has identified several categories of pain. Among these are acute pain, referred pain, cancer pain, and chronic pain. What is the best response by a student nurse to the nurse educator of the description for chronic pain? | |
| A) | Discomfort that usually is intermittent and typically lasts for 6 months or less | |
| B) | Discomfort that results from some sort of malignancy | |
| C) | Discomfort that continues for 6 months or longer, often interfering with an individual’s normal functioning | |
| D) | Pain that originates in one body part, but is perceived in another part of the body | |
| 5. | A client with a fractured leg is in pain. The nurse understands that the client is experiencing which kind of pain? | |
| A) | Intractable pain | |
| B) | Neuropathic pain | |
| C) | Chronic pain | |
| D) | Nociceptive pain | |
Answer Key
| 1. | A |
| 2. | A |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | C |
| 5. | D |
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