Health and healing IV 1-2 wk Questions With Complete
Solutions
1. Pain is best described as
a. A creation of a person's imagination
b. An unpleasant, subjective experience
c. A maladaptive response to a stimulus
d. A neurological event resulting from activation of nociceptors
Correct Answers B
1. What term best describes a pattern of continued substance use
despite significant harms and withdrawal symptoms?
a. Abuse
b. Substance use disorder
c. Tolerance
d. Addictive behaviour Correct Answers B
10. A client who has an opioid use disorder is scheduled for
surgery following an automobile accident. What is important for
the nurse to recognize in this case?
a. The client may need less pain medication during the
postoperative period.
b. The client should be continued on any opioid agonist therapy
(e.g., methadone) throughout the perioperative period.
c. The client may have an immediate onset of withdrawal
symptoms when given anaesthetic and analgesic agents.
d. The client has a low risk for physical withdrawal symptoms
but is likely to experience craving during the postoperative
period. Correct Answers B
, 10. A nurse believes that clients with the same type of tissue
injury should have the same amount of pain. Which of the
following statements best describes this belief?
a. It will contribute to appropriate pain management.
b. It is an accurate statement about pain mechanisms and an
expected goal of pain therapy.
c. The nurse's belief will have no effect on the type of care
provided to people in pain.
d. It is a common misconception about pain and a major
contributor to ineffective pain management. Correct Answers D
11. To which factors are substance use issues in older persons
most commonly related?
a. Use of drugs and alcohol as a social activity
b. Misuse of prescribed and OTC drugs and alcohol
c. Continued use of illegal drugs initiated during middle age
d. A pattern of binge drinking for weeks or months with periods
of sobriety Correct Answers D
2. Which of the following inhibiting neurotransmitters is known
for its involvement in pain modulation?
a. Dopamine
b. Acetylcholine
c. Prostaglandin
d. Norepinephrine Correct Answers D
2. Which of these statements is true?
a. Only a small percentage of Canadians are affected by
substance use issues.
b. About 50% of risk for problematic alcohol use is attributable
to genetics.
Solutions
1. Pain is best described as
a. A creation of a person's imagination
b. An unpleasant, subjective experience
c. A maladaptive response to a stimulus
d. A neurological event resulting from activation of nociceptors
Correct Answers B
1. What term best describes a pattern of continued substance use
despite significant harms and withdrawal symptoms?
a. Abuse
b. Substance use disorder
c. Tolerance
d. Addictive behaviour Correct Answers B
10. A client who has an opioid use disorder is scheduled for
surgery following an automobile accident. What is important for
the nurse to recognize in this case?
a. The client may need less pain medication during the
postoperative period.
b. The client should be continued on any opioid agonist therapy
(e.g., methadone) throughout the perioperative period.
c. The client may have an immediate onset of withdrawal
symptoms when given anaesthetic and analgesic agents.
d. The client has a low risk for physical withdrawal symptoms
but is likely to experience craving during the postoperative
period. Correct Answers B
, 10. A nurse believes that clients with the same type of tissue
injury should have the same amount of pain. Which of the
following statements best describes this belief?
a. It will contribute to appropriate pain management.
b. It is an accurate statement about pain mechanisms and an
expected goal of pain therapy.
c. The nurse's belief will have no effect on the type of care
provided to people in pain.
d. It is a common misconception about pain and a major
contributor to ineffective pain management. Correct Answers D
11. To which factors are substance use issues in older persons
most commonly related?
a. Use of drugs and alcohol as a social activity
b. Misuse of prescribed and OTC drugs and alcohol
c. Continued use of illegal drugs initiated during middle age
d. A pattern of binge drinking for weeks or months with periods
of sobriety Correct Answers D
2. Which of the following inhibiting neurotransmitters is known
for its involvement in pain modulation?
a. Dopamine
b. Acetylcholine
c. Prostaglandin
d. Norepinephrine Correct Answers D
2. Which of these statements is true?
a. Only a small percentage of Canadians are affected by
substance use issues.
b. About 50% of risk for problematic alcohol use is attributable
to genetics.
