NUR 2214 / NUR2214 Exam 2: Nursing Care of the Older Adult Exam 2 Review (2021) Rasmussen

NUR 2214 Exam 2
1. Which pain takes priority?

- Acute pain (vis a vis chronic)


2. Areas of pain that take priority?

- Chest pain
Leg/calf pain


3. What determines priorities with surgical pain?

- 1. How long after surgery?
2. Were they given meds?


4. What are life threatening pains?

- (New) Chest (MI)
(New) Calf (Thrombus)


5. What should you ask from a patient who is in pain?

- - PQRST
- Is this level of pain alright for you?


6. Bio Based therapy

- - it is a CAM
- non pharm, but it is something coming from the earth or directly from the body


7. Bio Based Therapy Examples

, - - tai chi
- acupuncture
- herbs
- vitamins
- stretching


8. Assessing child pain

- Wong Baker and Physiological signs


9. What is the thing to be careful of when assessing physiological s/s of pain?

- Don’t go only on physiological signs, make sure nothing is missing


10. Assessing pain in the elderly

- - one question at a time
- go slowly
- take your time


11. Types of pain

- - dull
- sharp


12. PCA

- patient controlled analgesia


13. Importance of PCA