NSG 100 CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A nurse instructor is teaching a class of student nurses about the nature of pain. Which
statements accurately describe this phenomenon? Select all that apply.
a. Pain is whatever the physician treating the pain says it is.
b. Pain exists whenever the person experiencing it says it exists.
c. Pain is an emotional and sensory reaction to tissue damage.
d. Pain is a simple, universal, and easy-to-describe phenomenon.
e. Pain that occurs without a known cause is psychological in nature.
f. Pain is classified by duration, location, source, transmission, and etiology. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSB, C, F
,One of the most common distinctions of pain is whether it is acute or chronic. Which
examples describe chronic pain? Select all that apply.
a. A patient is receiving chemotherapy for bladder cancer.
b. An adolescent is admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy.
c. A patient is experiencing a ruptured aneurysm.
d. A patient who has fibromyalgia requests pain medication.
e. A patient has back pain related to an accident that occurred last year.
f. A patient is experiencing pain from second-degree burns. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, D, E
A patient complains of abdominal pain that is difficult to localize. The nurse documents this as
which type of pain?
a. Cutaneous
b. Visceral
c. Superficial
,d. Somatic - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
A female patient who is having a myocardial infarction complains of pain that is situated in
her jaw. The nurse documents this as what type of pain?
a. Transient pain
b. Superficial pain
c. Phantom pain
d. Referred pain - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
The three types of responses to pain are physiologic, behavioral, and affective. Which are
examples of behavioral responses to pain? Select all that apply.
a. A patient cradles a wrist that was injured in a car accident.
b. A child is moaning and crying due to a stomachache.
c. A patient's pulse is increased following a myocardial infarction.
d. A patient in pain strikes out at a nurse who attempts to bathe him.
, e. A patient who has chronic cancer pain is depressed and withdrawn.
f. A child pulls away from a nurse trying to give him an injection. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, B, F
An elderly patient is confined to bedrest following cervical spine surgery to treat nerve
pinching. The nurse is vigilant about turning the patient and assessing the patient regularly to
prevent the formation of pressure ulcers. What type of agent is the stimulus for pressure
ulcers?
a. Mechanical
b. Thermal
c. Chemical
d. Electrical - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
A nurse uses a whirlpool to relax a patient following intense physical therapy to restore
movement in her legs. What is a potent pain-blocking neuromodulator, released through
relaxation techniques?
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A nurse instructor is teaching a class of student nurses about the nature of pain. Which
statements accurately describe this phenomenon? Select all that apply.
a. Pain is whatever the physician treating the pain says it is.
b. Pain exists whenever the person experiencing it says it exists.
c. Pain is an emotional and sensory reaction to tissue damage.
d. Pain is a simple, universal, and easy-to-describe phenomenon.
e. Pain that occurs without a known cause is psychological in nature.
f. Pain is classified by duration, location, source, transmission, and etiology. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSB, C, F
,One of the most common distinctions of pain is whether it is acute or chronic. Which
examples describe chronic pain? Select all that apply.
a. A patient is receiving chemotherapy for bladder cancer.
b. An adolescent is admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy.
c. A patient is experiencing a ruptured aneurysm.
d. A patient who has fibromyalgia requests pain medication.
e. A patient has back pain related to an accident that occurred last year.
f. A patient is experiencing pain from second-degree burns. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, D, E
A patient complains of abdominal pain that is difficult to localize. The nurse documents this as
which type of pain?
a. Cutaneous
b. Visceral
c. Superficial
,d. Somatic - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
A female patient who is having a myocardial infarction complains of pain that is situated in
her jaw. The nurse documents this as what type of pain?
a. Transient pain
b. Superficial pain
c. Phantom pain
d. Referred pain - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
The three types of responses to pain are physiologic, behavioral, and affective. Which are
examples of behavioral responses to pain? Select all that apply.
a. A patient cradles a wrist that was injured in a car accident.
b. A child is moaning and crying due to a stomachache.
c. A patient's pulse is increased following a myocardial infarction.
d. A patient in pain strikes out at a nurse who attempts to bathe him.
, e. A patient who has chronic cancer pain is depressed and withdrawn.
f. A child pulls away from a nurse trying to give him an injection. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, B, F
An elderly patient is confined to bedrest following cervical spine surgery to treat nerve
pinching. The nurse is vigilant about turning the patient and assessing the patient regularly to
prevent the formation of pressure ulcers. What type of agent is the stimulus for pressure
ulcers?
a. Mechanical
b. Thermal
c. Chemical
d. Electrical - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
A nurse uses a whirlpool to relax a patient following intense physical therapy to restore
movement in her legs. What is a potent pain-blocking neuromodulator, released through
relaxation techniques?
