NR 283 WEEK 3 QUIZ WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT NEWLY
UPDATED 2026
Question 1: A client is admitted with acute pain related to appendicitis. Which
manifestations would the nurse anticipate? (Select All That Apply)
A) Sudden and severe pain ✔✔
B) Increased blood pressure ✔✔
C) Fatigue and depression
D) Bradycardia
E) Slow, diffuse generalized pain
F) Decreased respiratory rate
Question 2: A client with a Left Below the Knee Amputation is complaining of
6/10 pain to the Left foot. What type of pain is this client experiencing?
A) Phantom pain ✔✔
B) Acute pain
C) Chronic pain
D) Intractable pain
A client prescribed oxycodone for chronic pain reports feeling shaky and sweaty
when they run out of it. The nurse correctly identifies this as:
a. Substance abuse
b. Addiction
c. Psychological Dependence
, d. Physiological Dependence -ANSWER ✔✔d. Physiological Dependence
What is true regarding substance abuse during pregnancy?
a. Less likely to remain addicted after birth
b. Less likely to seek prenatal care c. Less likely to damage fetus if only small
amounts of substance abuse
d. Less likely secondhand smoke will cause harm -ANSWER ✔✔b. Less likely to
seek prenatal care
What is an effect of the sympathetic nervous system?
a. Bradycardia
b. Increased peristalsis
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Bronchoconstriction -ANSWER ✔✔c. Vasoconstriction
What are the criteria for brain death? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a. Loss of awareness and mental capabilities, brain stem intact
b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
c. Brain function intact, body paralyzed
d. Appears to be in a sleep-wake cycle
e. Cessation of brain stem function f. Absence of spontaneous respirations when
ventilator is withdrawn -ANSWER ✔✔b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
e. Cessation of brain stem function
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT NEWLY
UPDATED 2026
Question 1: A client is admitted with acute pain related to appendicitis. Which
manifestations would the nurse anticipate? (Select All That Apply)
A) Sudden and severe pain ✔✔
B) Increased blood pressure ✔✔
C) Fatigue and depression
D) Bradycardia
E) Slow, diffuse generalized pain
F) Decreased respiratory rate
Question 2: A client with a Left Below the Knee Amputation is complaining of
6/10 pain to the Left foot. What type of pain is this client experiencing?
A) Phantom pain ✔✔
B) Acute pain
C) Chronic pain
D) Intractable pain
A client prescribed oxycodone for chronic pain reports feeling shaky and sweaty
when they run out of it. The nurse correctly identifies this as:
a. Substance abuse
b. Addiction
c. Psychological Dependence
, d. Physiological Dependence -ANSWER ✔✔d. Physiological Dependence
What is true regarding substance abuse during pregnancy?
a. Less likely to remain addicted after birth
b. Less likely to seek prenatal care c. Less likely to damage fetus if only small
amounts of substance abuse
d. Less likely secondhand smoke will cause harm -ANSWER ✔✔b. Less likely to
seek prenatal care
What is an effect of the sympathetic nervous system?
a. Bradycardia
b. Increased peristalsis
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Bronchoconstriction -ANSWER ✔✔c. Vasoconstriction
What are the criteria for brain death? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a. Loss of awareness and mental capabilities, brain stem intact
b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
c. Brain function intact, body paralyzed
d. Appears to be in a sleep-wake cycle
e. Cessation of brain stem function f. Absence of spontaneous respirations when
ventilator is withdrawn -ANSWER ✔✔b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
e. Cessation of brain stem function
