Fundamentals NU 136 Chapter 31 With
100% Correct Answers
Define analgesic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of
consciousness.
What are endorphins and how do they reduce pain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Endorphins are
endogenous, natrually occurring, opiate-like peptides that reduce or block the perception of
pain. Endorphins attach nerve endings in opioid receptors and block pain transmission.
List and describe the different types of pain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Acute pain: It is a short
duration, lasting from a few hours to a few days.
- Chronic pain: may continue for months or possibly years.
- Nociceptive pain: involves injury to tissue in which receptors called nociceptors are located.
- Neuropathic pain: usually associated with a dysfunction of the nervous system, specifically an
abnormality in processing sensations.
- Phantom pain: occurs after the loss of a body part from amputation.
Define biofeedback. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Specilized relaxation technique using a machine
that measures the degree of muscular tension with skin electrodes.
Give reasons why older adults often do not express pain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They
mistakenly believe it is a logical consequence of aging
, - They don't want to be a bother
- They have been culturally trained not to complain about pain
Define bolus. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Concentrated dose given in a short period of time.
Define continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Gas (oxygen)
delivered at positive pressure to keep alveoli open that would normally close upon expiration.
Identify the nonverbal cues you would look for when assessing the pain of a confused patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Restlessness
- Rocking
- Pacing
- Rigidity
- Guarding
- Wincing
- Crying
- Grimacing w/ movement
- New inability to sleep
- Hypersensitivity to touch
- Withdrawl from usual contact with others
- Moaning
- Grunting
Define distraction. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Technique of purposeful focusing of attention away
from undesirable sensations and / or pain.
100% Correct Answers
Define analgesic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of
consciousness.
What are endorphins and how do they reduce pain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Endorphins are
endogenous, natrually occurring, opiate-like peptides that reduce or block the perception of
pain. Endorphins attach nerve endings in opioid receptors and block pain transmission.
List and describe the different types of pain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Acute pain: It is a short
duration, lasting from a few hours to a few days.
- Chronic pain: may continue for months or possibly years.
- Nociceptive pain: involves injury to tissue in which receptors called nociceptors are located.
- Neuropathic pain: usually associated with a dysfunction of the nervous system, specifically an
abnormality in processing sensations.
- Phantom pain: occurs after the loss of a body part from amputation.
Define biofeedback. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Specilized relaxation technique using a machine
that measures the degree of muscular tension with skin electrodes.
Give reasons why older adults often do not express pain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They
mistakenly believe it is a logical consequence of aging
, - They don't want to be a bother
- They have been culturally trained not to complain about pain
Define bolus. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Concentrated dose given in a short period of time.
Define continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Gas (oxygen)
delivered at positive pressure to keep alveoli open that would normally close upon expiration.
Identify the nonverbal cues you would look for when assessing the pain of a confused patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Restlessness
- Rocking
- Pacing
- Rigidity
- Guarding
- Wincing
- Crying
- Grimacing w/ movement
- New inability to sleep
- Hypersensitivity to touch
- Withdrawl from usual contact with others
- Moaning
- Grunting
Define distraction. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Technique of purposeful focusing of attention away
from undesirable sensations and / or pain.
