NURS 3120 EXAM 2 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The patient has pain of a short duration with an identifiable cause. This is referred to as
a. acute pain.
b. chronic pain.
c. neuropathic pain.
d. complex pain. - ANSWER-a
To identify the location of pain, the nurse asks the patient
a. how long he or she has had the pain.
b. to rate the intensity of the pain on a scale from 0 to 10.
c. to point to the painful area.
d. to describe the quality of pain. - ANSWER-c
A patient says that his pain worsens with weight-bearing activity. The nurse would
consider this
a. an alleviating factor.
b. a functional pain goal.
c. a quality/description.
d. an aggravating factor. - ANSWER-d
Which of the following tools would a nurse use to perform a multidimensional pain
assessment?
a. Visual analogue scale
b. Brief Pain Inventory
c. Numeric pain intensity
d. Verbal descriptor - ANSWER-b
Then nurse is most likely to assess pain using the McGill Pain Questionnaire to collect
which data?
a. Verbal description
b. Alleviating factors
c. Functional status goal
d. Pain goal - ANSWER-a
Which of the following indicators would be most likely to signify to the nurse that a
patient is having pain?
a. Falling asleep
b. Rubbing a body part
c. Relaxed body position
d. Facial droop - ANSWER-b
, A patient reports pain, depression, and insomnia. The nurse observes a mask-like facial
expression and frequent position changes. Which of the following is the nurse most
likely to use to describe the patient's findings?
a. Acute pain
b. Chronic pain
c. Neuropathic pain
d. Chronic regional pain syndrome - ANSWER-b
With which of the following types of patients is the nurse most likely to use the FACES
pain scale?
a. Children
b. Patients with dementia
c. Older adults
d. Unconscious patients - ANSWER-a
Which of the following is the rationale for the nurse to reassess the patient's pain after
treatment?
a. To pinpoint the pain's location
b. To measure the pain's duration
c. To establish the efficacy of medication
d. To make changes to the patient's pain goal - ANSWER-c
Which of the following is a barrier to pain assessment?
a. The nurse believes that patients suffer if under medicated.
b. The nurse focuses on pain relief as a primary end to the assessment process.
c. The nurse chooses treatment that will positively affect the patient's care.
d. The nurse has difficulty accepting the patient's self-report as valid. - ANSWER-d
The nurse is admitting a 75-year-old man with a 50-year history of smoking 1 pack of
cigarettes per day. Among the patient's concerns is his chronic shortness of breath. One
nail finding that demonstrates chronic hypoxia is
a. pitting.
b. thickening and discoloration of the nail bed.
c. clubbing.
d. brittleness and cracking of the nails. - ANSWER-c
All of the following skin lesions may be papular except
a. warts.
b. acne.
c. nevi.
d. herpes zoster. - ANSWER-d
The ABCDEs of melanoma identification do not include
a. Asymmetry: one half does not match the other half.
b. Birthmark: café au lait spot that does not fade.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The patient has pain of a short duration with an identifiable cause. This is referred to as
a. acute pain.
b. chronic pain.
c. neuropathic pain.
d. complex pain. - ANSWER-a
To identify the location of pain, the nurse asks the patient
a. how long he or she has had the pain.
b. to rate the intensity of the pain on a scale from 0 to 10.
c. to point to the painful area.
d. to describe the quality of pain. - ANSWER-c
A patient says that his pain worsens with weight-bearing activity. The nurse would
consider this
a. an alleviating factor.
b. a functional pain goal.
c. a quality/description.
d. an aggravating factor. - ANSWER-d
Which of the following tools would a nurse use to perform a multidimensional pain
assessment?
a. Visual analogue scale
b. Brief Pain Inventory
c. Numeric pain intensity
d. Verbal descriptor - ANSWER-b
Then nurse is most likely to assess pain using the McGill Pain Questionnaire to collect
which data?
a. Verbal description
b. Alleviating factors
c. Functional status goal
d. Pain goal - ANSWER-a
Which of the following indicators would be most likely to signify to the nurse that a
patient is having pain?
a. Falling asleep
b. Rubbing a body part
c. Relaxed body position
d. Facial droop - ANSWER-b
, A patient reports pain, depression, and insomnia. The nurse observes a mask-like facial
expression and frequent position changes. Which of the following is the nurse most
likely to use to describe the patient's findings?
a. Acute pain
b. Chronic pain
c. Neuropathic pain
d. Chronic regional pain syndrome - ANSWER-b
With which of the following types of patients is the nurse most likely to use the FACES
pain scale?
a. Children
b. Patients with dementia
c. Older adults
d. Unconscious patients - ANSWER-a
Which of the following is the rationale for the nurse to reassess the patient's pain after
treatment?
a. To pinpoint the pain's location
b. To measure the pain's duration
c. To establish the efficacy of medication
d. To make changes to the patient's pain goal - ANSWER-c
Which of the following is a barrier to pain assessment?
a. The nurse believes that patients suffer if under medicated.
b. The nurse focuses on pain relief as a primary end to the assessment process.
c. The nurse chooses treatment that will positively affect the patient's care.
d. The nurse has difficulty accepting the patient's self-report as valid. - ANSWER-d
The nurse is admitting a 75-year-old man with a 50-year history of smoking 1 pack of
cigarettes per day. Among the patient's concerns is his chronic shortness of breath. One
nail finding that demonstrates chronic hypoxia is
a. pitting.
b. thickening and discoloration of the nail bed.
c. clubbing.
d. brittleness and cracking of the nails. - ANSWER-c
All of the following skin lesions may be papular except
a. warts.
b. acne.
c. nevi.
d. herpes zoster. - ANSWER-d
The ABCDEs of melanoma identification do not include
a. Asymmetry: one half does not match the other half.
b. Birthmark: café au lait spot that does not fade.
