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Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and lists
strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health -
ANSWERS-Healthy People 2020
Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to
improve health care. - ANSWERS-The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of
Nursing
The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication
safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and
improving staff communication. What is this list called? - ANSWERS-The National
Patient Safety Goals
This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to protect the public -
nurses must follow and comply with their state's regulations - ANSWERS-Nurse
Practice Acts
Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in
providing continuous quality improvement in health care - ANSWERS-QSEN - Quality
and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
What is pain? - ANSWERS-whatever the patient says it is
,Pain is associated with __________________________________. - ANSWERS-actual
or potential tissue damage
The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. - ANSWERS-the patient's self
report
Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in
___________, ___________, and ____________. - ANSWERS-blood pressure, heart
rate, and respirations
physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) - ANSWERS-increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain - ANSWERS-
prostaglandins
______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin formation. -
ANSWERS-NSAIDS
_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. - ANSWERS-
Acetaminophen
______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the patient at risk for
pain. - ANSWERS-tissue damage
manage nociceptive pain with? - ANSWERS-local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids
pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus - ANSWERS-allodynia
,________________ could lead to allodynia. - ANSWERS-nerve route injury
What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? - ANSWERS-timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities
10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each end of the line and the patient
places a mark somewhere between the two ends depending on the severity of pain -
ANSWERS-visual analog scale
ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain - ANSWERS-numeric rating scale
consists of cartoon faces that the patient selects to report their pain - ANSWERS-Wong-
Baker FACES Scale (ages 3+)
uses words to help individuals describe the intensity of their pain - ANSWERS-verbal
descriptor scale
, should never be used by the provider to match the patient's facial expression -
ANSWERS-Wong-Baker FACES Scale
effect produced by topical analgesics - ANSWERS-produce a local effect
effect produced by transdermal route of analgesics - ANSWERS-produces drug
absorption into the systemic circulaiton
Provide ____________ to help reduce complications related to pain. Used in
postoperative patients as a preventative measure for pain. - ANSWERS-provide PCA
(patient controlled analgesia)
Provide administration of analgesics __(frequency)__ for chronic and postoperative
pain, never wait for chronic pain to reoccur. - ANSWERS-around the clock
given for mild to moderate pain - ANSWERS-aspirin or acetaminophen
given for moderate pain - ANSWERS-NSAIDS
List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - ANSWERS-weight,
smoking, sex practices, diet
List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - ANSWERS-age,
genetics, sex
What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health teaching? -
ANSWERS-cultural assessment
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order? - ANSWERS-physiological integrity
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Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and lists
strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health -
ANSWERS-Healthy People 2020
Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to
improve health care. - ANSWERS-The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of
Nursing
The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication
safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and
improving staff communication. What is this list called? - ANSWERS-The National
Patient Safety Goals
This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to protect the public -
nurses must follow and comply with their state's regulations - ANSWERS-Nurse
Practice Acts
Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in
providing continuous quality improvement in health care - ANSWERS-QSEN - Quality
and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
What is pain? - ANSWERS-whatever the patient says it is
,Pain is associated with __________________________________. - ANSWERS-actual
or potential tissue damage
The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. - ANSWERS-the patient's self
report
Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in
___________, ___________, and ____________. - ANSWERS-blood pressure, heart
rate, and respirations
physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) - ANSWERS-increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain - ANSWERS-
prostaglandins
______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin formation. -
ANSWERS-NSAIDS
_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. - ANSWERS-
Acetaminophen
______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the patient at risk for
pain. - ANSWERS-tissue damage
manage nociceptive pain with? - ANSWERS-local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids
pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus - ANSWERS-allodynia
,________________ could lead to allodynia. - ANSWERS-nerve route injury
What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? - ANSWERS-timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities
10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each end of the line and the patient
places a mark somewhere between the two ends depending on the severity of pain -
ANSWERS-visual analog scale
ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain - ANSWERS-numeric rating scale
consists of cartoon faces that the patient selects to report their pain - ANSWERS-Wong-
Baker FACES Scale (ages 3+)
uses words to help individuals describe the intensity of their pain - ANSWERS-verbal
descriptor scale
, should never be used by the provider to match the patient's facial expression -
ANSWERS-Wong-Baker FACES Scale
effect produced by topical analgesics - ANSWERS-produce a local effect
effect produced by transdermal route of analgesics - ANSWERS-produces drug
absorption into the systemic circulaiton
Provide ____________ to help reduce complications related to pain. Used in
postoperative patients as a preventative measure for pain. - ANSWERS-provide PCA
(patient controlled analgesia)
Provide administration of analgesics __(frequency)__ for chronic and postoperative
pain, never wait for chronic pain to reoccur. - ANSWERS-around the clock
given for mild to moderate pain - ANSWERS-aspirin or acetaminophen
given for moderate pain - ANSWERS-NSAIDS
List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - ANSWERS-weight,
smoking, sex practices, diet
List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - ANSWERS-age,
genetics, sex
What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health teaching? -
ANSWERS-cultural assessment
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order? - ANSWERS-physiological integrity
