PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY FULLY SOLVED EDITION
WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS
TRUSTED SOURCE 2026
‣ Addiction . Answer: THe psychological need or craving for the "high"
feeling that results from using opioids when pain is not present
‣ Analgesics . Answer: Drugs of any class that provide pain relief either
by changing the perception of pain or by reducing its source
‣ Controlled substance . Answer: A drug containing ingredients known
to be addictive that is regulated by the Federal COntrolled Substances
Act of 1970
‣ Dependance . Answer: Physical changes in autonomic nervous system
function that can occur when opioids are used long term and are not
needed for pain control
‣ Nonopioid Analgesic . Answer: A drug that reduces a person's
perception of pain; it is not similar to opium and has little potential for
psychological or physical dependence
‣ Opioid Analgesic . Answer: A drug containing any ingredient derived
from the poppy plant (or a similar synthetic chemical) that changes a
,person's perception of pain and has a potential for psychological or
physical dependence
‣ Pain . Answer: An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with acute or potential tissue damage; pain is whatever a
patient says it is and exists whenever a patient says it does.
‣ Tolerance . Answer: The adjustment of the body to long-term opioid
use that increases tehr ate at which a drug is eliminated and reduces the
main effects (pain relief) and side effects of the drug
‣ Withdrawal . Answer: Autonomic nervous system symptoms occurring
when long-term opioid therapy is stopped suddenly after physical
dependence is present
‣ Pain pg 101
______ is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated
with tissue damage. . Answer: Pain
‣ Memory Jogger pg 101
_______ is whatever the patient says it is and exists whenever he or she
says it is . Answer: Pain
‣ Pain pg 101
,How much pain the patient feels is called _____ ______ . Answer: Pain
Intensity
‣ Barriers to Good Pain Management pg 102
List 6 . Answer: 1.) Patient's and health care worker's fear of addiction
2.) Patient's fear of meaning of pain, for example:
a.) Worsening of Condition
b.) Threats to independence
c.) Impending death
3.) Patient's and health care worker's belief that pain is an expected part
of aging
4.) Patient's fear of testing
5.) Health care worker's fear of "Drugging the older adult"
6.) Heal care provider's fear of overdosing a patient
‣ Pain Origin and Transmission pg 103
_______ are sensory nerve endings that, when activated, trigger the
message sent to the brain that allows the perception of pain. . Answer:
Nociceptors
‣ Pain Origin and Transmission pg 103
, Nociceptors can be activated when body chemicals called ______ bind
to them. . Answer: Mediators
‣ Pain Perception pg 103
The smallest amount of tissue damage that makes a person aware of
having pain is known as the _____ _______ . Answer: Pain Threshold
‣ Pain Perception pg 103
Related to pain threshold is _____ _______, which is a person;s ability
to endure or "stand" the pain intensity. Behavioral and emotional factors
as well as physical factors affects this. . Answer: Pain Tolerance
‣ Types of Pain pg 104
Pain is divided into types on the basis of its cause, how long it lasts, and
whether it is present continuously or comes and goes (intermittent). The
three main types of pain are: . Answer: Acute
Chronic
Cancer
‣ Types of Pain pg 104
MEDICATION SAFETY FULLY SOLVED EDITION
WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS
TRUSTED SOURCE 2026
‣ Addiction . Answer: THe psychological need or craving for the "high"
feeling that results from using opioids when pain is not present
‣ Analgesics . Answer: Drugs of any class that provide pain relief either
by changing the perception of pain or by reducing its source
‣ Controlled substance . Answer: A drug containing ingredients known
to be addictive that is regulated by the Federal COntrolled Substances
Act of 1970
‣ Dependance . Answer: Physical changes in autonomic nervous system
function that can occur when opioids are used long term and are not
needed for pain control
‣ Nonopioid Analgesic . Answer: A drug that reduces a person's
perception of pain; it is not similar to opium and has little potential for
psychological or physical dependence
‣ Opioid Analgesic . Answer: A drug containing any ingredient derived
from the poppy plant (or a similar synthetic chemical) that changes a
,person's perception of pain and has a potential for psychological or
physical dependence
‣ Pain . Answer: An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with acute or potential tissue damage; pain is whatever a
patient says it is and exists whenever a patient says it does.
‣ Tolerance . Answer: The adjustment of the body to long-term opioid
use that increases tehr ate at which a drug is eliminated and reduces the
main effects (pain relief) and side effects of the drug
‣ Withdrawal . Answer: Autonomic nervous system symptoms occurring
when long-term opioid therapy is stopped suddenly after physical
dependence is present
‣ Pain pg 101
______ is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated
with tissue damage. . Answer: Pain
‣ Memory Jogger pg 101
_______ is whatever the patient says it is and exists whenever he or she
says it is . Answer: Pain
‣ Pain pg 101
,How much pain the patient feels is called _____ ______ . Answer: Pain
Intensity
‣ Barriers to Good Pain Management pg 102
List 6 . Answer: 1.) Patient's and health care worker's fear of addiction
2.) Patient's fear of meaning of pain, for example:
a.) Worsening of Condition
b.) Threats to independence
c.) Impending death
3.) Patient's and health care worker's belief that pain is an expected part
of aging
4.) Patient's fear of testing
5.) Health care worker's fear of "Drugging the older adult"
6.) Heal care provider's fear of overdosing a patient
‣ Pain Origin and Transmission pg 103
_______ are sensory nerve endings that, when activated, trigger the
message sent to the brain that allows the perception of pain. . Answer:
Nociceptors
‣ Pain Origin and Transmission pg 103
, Nociceptors can be activated when body chemicals called ______ bind
to them. . Answer: Mediators
‣ Pain Perception pg 103
The smallest amount of tissue damage that makes a person aware of
having pain is known as the _____ _______ . Answer: Pain Threshold
‣ Pain Perception pg 103
Related to pain threshold is _____ _______, which is a person;s ability
to endure or "stand" the pain intensity. Behavioral and emotional factors
as well as physical factors affects this. . Answer: Pain Tolerance
‣ Types of Pain pg 104
Pain is divided into types on the basis of its cause, how long it lasts, and
whether it is present continuously or comes and goes (intermittent). The
three main types of pain are: . Answer: Acute
Chronic
Cancer
‣ Types of Pain pg 104
