Hesi Rn comprehensive predictor exam
2026/2027 100% (score) Quaranteed.
1An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is
best for the nurseto take to assess this patient’s pain?
a. Assess the patient’s body language.
b. Ask the patient to rate the level of pain.
c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased heart rate.
d. Have the patient describe the effect of pain on the ability to cope.
ANS: B
One of the most subjective and therefore most useful characteristics
for reporting pain is its severity. Therefore, the best way to assess a
patient’s painis to ask the patient to rate the pain. Nonverbal
communication, such as body language, is not as effective in
assessing pain, especially when the patient is oriented. Heart rate
sometimes increases when a patient is in pain, but this is not a
symptom that is specific to pain. Pain sometimes affects a patient’s
ability to cope, but assessing the effect of pain on coping assesses
the patient’sability to cope; it does not assess the patient’s pain.
2.A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and
is experiencing severe pain. The patient’s blood pressure is 110/60 mm
Hg,
and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally, the patient does not
appear tobe in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most
therapeutic?
, “Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe
a. your pain?”
b. “OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers
immediately.”
c. “What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?”
d. “You do not look like you are in pain.”
ANS: C
Be sure the patient is a partner in making decisions about the best
approaches for managing pain. A patient 20 knows the most about
his or her pain and is an important 5 partner in selecting successful pain
therapies. The nurse must believe that a patient is in pain whenever the
patient reports that he or she is in
pain, even if the patient does not appear to be in pain. The nurse must
be careful to not judge the patient based on vital signs or nonverbal
communication and must not assume that the patient is seeking
narcotics. Thepatient is a partner in pain management, so going to get
narcotics to treat the pain without consulting with the patient first is
not appropriate.
3.A nurse teaches the patient about the gate control theory.
Which statement made by a patient reflects a correct
understanding about the relationship
between the gate control theory of pain and the use of meditation to
relievepain?
“Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming
a. through the gate.”
2026/2027 100% (score) Quaranteed.
1An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is
best for the nurseto take to assess this patient’s pain?
a. Assess the patient’s body language.
b. Ask the patient to rate the level of pain.
c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased heart rate.
d. Have the patient describe the effect of pain on the ability to cope.
ANS: B
One of the most subjective and therefore most useful characteristics
for reporting pain is its severity. Therefore, the best way to assess a
patient’s painis to ask the patient to rate the pain. Nonverbal
communication, such as body language, is not as effective in
assessing pain, especially when the patient is oriented. Heart rate
sometimes increases when a patient is in pain, but this is not a
symptom that is specific to pain. Pain sometimes affects a patient’s
ability to cope, but assessing the effect of pain on coping assesses
the patient’sability to cope; it does not assess the patient’s pain.
2.A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and
is experiencing severe pain. The patient’s blood pressure is 110/60 mm
Hg,
and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally, the patient does not
appear tobe in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most
therapeutic?
, “Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe
a. your pain?”
b. “OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers
immediately.”
c. “What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?”
d. “You do not look like you are in pain.”
ANS: C
Be sure the patient is a partner in making decisions about the best
approaches for managing pain. A patient 20 knows the most about
his or her pain and is an important 5 partner in selecting successful pain
therapies. The nurse must believe that a patient is in pain whenever the
patient reports that he or she is in
pain, even if the patient does not appear to be in pain. The nurse must
be careful to not judge the patient based on vital signs or nonverbal
communication and must not assume that the patient is seeking
narcotics. Thepatient is a partner in pain management, so going to get
narcotics to treat the pain without consulting with the patient first is
not appropriate.
3.A nurse teaches the patient about the gate control theory.
Which statement made by a patient reflects a correct
understanding about the relationship
between the gate control theory of pain and the use of meditation to
relievepain?
“Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming
a. through the gate.”
