NURS 3120 Exam 2 review questions
with correct answers
The |patient |has |pain |of |a |short |duration |with |an |identifiable |cause. |This |is |referred |to |as
a. |acute |pain.
b. |chronic |pain.
c. |neuropathic |pain.
d. |complex |pain. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
To |identify |the |location |of |pain, |the |nurse |asks |the |patient
a. |how |long |he |or |she |has |had |the |pain.
b. |to |rate |the |intensity |of |the |pain |on |a |scale |from |0 |to |10.
c. |to |point |to |the |painful |area.
d. |to |describe |the |quality |of |pain. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |patient |says |that |his |pain |worsens |with |weight-bearing |activity. |The |nurse |would |consider |
this
a. |an |alleviating |factor.
b. |a |functional |pain |goal.
c. |a |quality/description.
d. |an |aggravating |factor. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
Which |of |the |following |tools |would |a |nurse |use |to |perform |a |multidimensional |pain |
assessment?
, a. |Visual |analogue |scale
b. |Brief |Pain |Inventory
c. |Numeric |pain |intensity
d. |Verbal |descriptor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Then |nurse |is |most |likely |to |assess |pain |using |the |McGill |Pain |Questionnaire |to |collect |which |
data?
a. |Verbal |description
b. |Alleviating |factors
c. |Functional |status |goal
d. |Pain |goal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |of |the |following |indicators |would |be |most |likely |to |signify |to |the |nurse |that |a |patient |is |
having |pain?
a. |Falling |asleep
b. |Rubbing |a |body |part
c. |Relaxed |body |position
d. |Facial |droop |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
A |patient |reports |pain, |depression, |and |insomnia. |The |nurse |observes |a |mask-like |facial |
expression |and |frequent |position |changes. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |nurse |most |likely |to |
use |to |describe |the |patient's |findings?
a. |Acute |pain
b. |Chronic |pain
c. |Neuropathic |pain
d. |Chronic |regional |pain |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
with correct answers
The |patient |has |pain |of |a |short |duration |with |an |identifiable |cause. |This |is |referred |to |as
a. |acute |pain.
b. |chronic |pain.
c. |neuropathic |pain.
d. |complex |pain. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
To |identify |the |location |of |pain, |the |nurse |asks |the |patient
a. |how |long |he |or |she |has |had |the |pain.
b. |to |rate |the |intensity |of |the |pain |on |a |scale |from |0 |to |10.
c. |to |point |to |the |painful |area.
d. |to |describe |the |quality |of |pain. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |patient |says |that |his |pain |worsens |with |weight-bearing |activity. |The |nurse |would |consider |
this
a. |an |alleviating |factor.
b. |a |functional |pain |goal.
c. |a |quality/description.
d. |an |aggravating |factor. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
Which |of |the |following |tools |would |a |nurse |use |to |perform |a |multidimensional |pain |
assessment?
, a. |Visual |analogue |scale
b. |Brief |Pain |Inventory
c. |Numeric |pain |intensity
d. |Verbal |descriptor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Then |nurse |is |most |likely |to |assess |pain |using |the |McGill |Pain |Questionnaire |to |collect |which |
data?
a. |Verbal |description
b. |Alleviating |factors
c. |Functional |status |goal
d. |Pain |goal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |of |the |following |indicators |would |be |most |likely |to |signify |to |the |nurse |that |a |patient |is |
having |pain?
a. |Falling |asleep
b. |Rubbing |a |body |part
c. |Relaxed |body |position
d. |Facial |droop |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
A |patient |reports |pain, |depression, |and |insomnia. |The |nurse |observes |a |mask-like |facial |
expression |and |frequent |position |changes. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |nurse |most |likely |to |
use |to |describe |the |patient's |findings?
a. |Acute |pain
b. |Chronic |pain
c. |Neuropathic |pain
d. |Chronic |regional |pain |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
