PHYSICAL EXAMINATION &
HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 7TH
EDITION UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. When evaluating a patients pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute
pain would be:
a.
Arthritic pain.
b.
Fibromyalgia.
c.
Kidney stones.
d.
Low back pain.
C
Acute pain is short-term and dissipates after an injury heals, such as with kidney stones.
The other conditions are examples of chronic pain during which the pain continues for 6
months or longer and does not stop when the injury heals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 164
2. Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experienced by
an older adult?
a.
Older adults must learn to tolerate pain.
b.
, Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected.
c.
Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of
aging.
d.
Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals.
C
Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and should never be considered
something that an older adult should expect or tolerate. Pain is not a normal process of
aging, and no evidence suggests that pain perception is reduced with aging.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 165
3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She
says he points to his stomach and says, It hurts so bad. Which pain assessment
tool would be the best choice when assessing this childs pain?
a.
Descriptor Scale
b.
Numeric rating scale
c.
Brief Pain Inventory
d.
Faces Pain ScaleRevised (FPS-R)
D
Rating scales can be introduced at the age of 4 or 5 years. The FPS-R is designed for
use by children and asks the child to choose a face that shows how much hurt (or pain)
you have now. Young children should not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 170
4. A patient states that the pain medication is not working and rates his
postoperative pain at a 10 on a 1-to-10 scale. Which of these assessment findings
indicates an acute pain response to poorly controlled pain?
HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 7TH
EDITION UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. When evaluating a patients pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute
pain would be:
a.
Arthritic pain.
b.
Fibromyalgia.
c.
Kidney stones.
d.
Low back pain.
C
Acute pain is short-term and dissipates after an injury heals, such as with kidney stones.
The other conditions are examples of chronic pain during which the pain continues for 6
months or longer and does not stop when the injury heals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 164
2. Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experienced by
an older adult?
a.
Older adults must learn to tolerate pain.
b.
, Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected.
c.
Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of
aging.
d.
Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals.
C
Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and should never be considered
something that an older adult should expect or tolerate. Pain is not a normal process of
aging, and no evidence suggests that pain perception is reduced with aging.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 165
3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She
says he points to his stomach and says, It hurts so bad. Which pain assessment
tool would be the best choice when assessing this childs pain?
a.
Descriptor Scale
b.
Numeric rating scale
c.
Brief Pain Inventory
d.
Faces Pain ScaleRevised (FPS-R)
D
Rating scales can be introduced at the age of 4 or 5 years. The FPS-R is designed for
use by children and asks the child to choose a face that shows how much hurt (or pain)
you have now. Young children should not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 170
4. A patient states that the pain medication is not working and rates his
postoperative pain at a 10 on a 1-to-10 scale. Which of these assessment findings
indicates an acute pain response to poorly controlled pain?
