Pain (HESI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
pain is best described as B
a.a creation of a person's imagination
b.an unpleasant, subjective experience
c. a maladaptive response to a stimulus
d.a neurologic event resulting from activation
of nociceptors
A patient is receiving a PCA infusion after surgery. She is
C
sleeping soundly but awakes when the nurse speaks to
her in a normal tone voice. Her RR is at 8 breaths/min. The
most appropriate nursing action would be to
a.stop the PCA infusion
b.obtain oxygen sat level
c. continue to closely monitor patient
d.administer naloxone and contact the physician
which words are more likely to describe neuropathic pain.
C, D,
E Select all
a. dull
b. mild
c. burning
d. shooting
e. shock-like
, unrelieved pain is C
a.expected after major surgery
b.expected in a person with cancer
c. dangerous and can lead to many physical and
psychological complications
d.an annoying sensation, but it is not as important as
other physical care needs
A cancer patient who reports ongoing, constant C
moderate pain with short periods of severe pain during
dressing changes is
a.probably exaggerating his pain
b.best treated by referral for surgical treatment of his pain
c. best treated by receiving both a long-acting and a
short-acting opioid
d.best treated by regularly scheduled short-acting
opioids plus acetaminophen
An example of distraction to provide pain relief is B
a.TENS
b.music
c. exercise
d.biofeedback
appropriate nonopioid analgesics for mild pain include: B,
D Select all
a.oxycodone
b.ibuprofen (Advil)
c. lorazepam (Ativan)
d.acetaminophen (Tylenol)
e.codeine with acetaminophen (Tylenol #3)
An important nursing responsibility related to pain is to C
a.leave the patient alone to rest
b.help the patient appear to not be in pain
c. believe what the patient says about pain
d.assume responsibility for eliminating the patient's pain
Providing opioids to a dying patient who is experiencingC
moderate to sever pain
a.may cause addiction
b.will probably be ineffective
c. is an appropriate nursing action
d.will likely hasten the person's death
pain is best described as B
a.a creation of a person's imagination
b.an unpleasant, subjective experience
c. a maladaptive response to a stimulus
d.a neurologic event resulting from activation
of nociceptors
A patient is receiving a PCA infusion after surgery. She is
C
sleeping soundly but awakes when the nurse speaks to
her in a normal tone voice. Her RR is at 8 breaths/min. The
most appropriate nursing action would be to
a.stop the PCA infusion
b.obtain oxygen sat level
c. continue to closely monitor patient
d.administer naloxone and contact the physician
which words are more likely to describe neuropathic pain.
C, D,
E Select all
a. dull
b. mild
c. burning
d. shooting
e. shock-like
, unrelieved pain is C
a.expected after major surgery
b.expected in a person with cancer
c. dangerous and can lead to many physical and
psychological complications
d.an annoying sensation, but it is not as important as
other physical care needs
A cancer patient who reports ongoing, constant C
moderate pain with short periods of severe pain during
dressing changes is
a.probably exaggerating his pain
b.best treated by referral for surgical treatment of his pain
c. best treated by receiving both a long-acting and a
short-acting opioid
d.best treated by regularly scheduled short-acting
opioids plus acetaminophen
An example of distraction to provide pain relief is B
a.TENS
b.music
c. exercise
d.biofeedback
appropriate nonopioid analgesics for mild pain include: B,
D Select all
a.oxycodone
b.ibuprofen (Advil)
c. lorazepam (Ativan)
d.acetaminophen (Tylenol)
e.codeine with acetaminophen (Tylenol #3)
An important nursing responsibility related to pain is to C
a.leave the patient alone to rest
b.help the patient appear to not be in pain
c. believe what the patient says about pain
d.assume responsibility for eliminating the patient's pain
Providing opioids to a dying patient who is experiencingC
moderate to sever pain
a.may cause addiction
b.will probably be ineffective
c. is an appropriate nursing action
d.will likely hasten the person's death
