NUR 243 QUIZ 2 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The concept of "pain", is made up of what 5 influences? Answer:
physiological
social
spiritual
psychological
cultural
◉ Is pain subjective or objective? Answer: subjective - its whatever
that patient says it is
◉ What are the different classifications of pain? Answer: nociceptive
neuropathic
◉ give two examples of nocioceptive pain Answer: muscoloskeletal
internal organ
◉ What is visceral pain? Answer: organ pain
,◉ What is somatic pain? Answer: originating from muscle, bone,
joints, tendons, or blood vessels
◉ t/f we treat nocioceptive and neuropathic pain the same? Answer:
False
◉ what is neuropathic pain? Answer: damage to the nerves
-damage to peripheral nerves or structures of the CNS
◉ tramadol/acetaminophen and gabapentin might be used to tx
what type of pain? Answer: neuropathic pain
◉ what medications might we use to tx musculoskeletal pain?
Answer: NSAIDS or any anti-inflammatory drugs
◉ musculoskeletal pain is (describe its characteristics) Answer:
burning, sharp, aching, throbbing, prickly
◉ neuropathic pain is (describe its characteristics) Answer:
numbing, hot-burning, stabbing, sharp, electric shock like
◉ t/f pain is expected with age Answer: f
,◉ t/f
pain can exist even when no physical cause can be found Answer:
true
◉ what is idiopathic pain Answer: no identifiable etiology
◉ What is the numerical pain rating scale? Answer: 0-no pain
1-3- mild pain
4-5-moderate pain
7-10-severe pain
◉ when trying to assess a pts pain, it is important that you use what
tools and consider what influences in relation to the assessment
tools? Answer: NRS (numerical rating scale)
Faces pain scale
**always consider your pt/ population
Is your patient able to communicate or understand numbers? Are
they able to see? etc.
, ◉ What is the mankoski pain scale? Answer: a scale used to assess
chronic pain
-it considers the pain level and how to effectively treat the pain
assesses how pain effects ADL's
◉ What is multimodal interventions? Answer: using various forms
of treatment
ex:
heating pads
medications
distractions
etc.
◉ Who is the best judge of pain? Answer: the patient
◉ when treating pain we should use a __________approach Answer:
holistic
◉ When we administer a pain medication such as an opioid, what is
one side effect that we want to be conscious of and how will we
prepare for this? Answer: constipation
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The concept of "pain", is made up of what 5 influences? Answer:
physiological
social
spiritual
psychological
cultural
◉ Is pain subjective or objective? Answer: subjective - its whatever
that patient says it is
◉ What are the different classifications of pain? Answer: nociceptive
neuropathic
◉ give two examples of nocioceptive pain Answer: muscoloskeletal
internal organ
◉ What is visceral pain? Answer: organ pain
,◉ What is somatic pain? Answer: originating from muscle, bone,
joints, tendons, or blood vessels
◉ t/f we treat nocioceptive and neuropathic pain the same? Answer:
False
◉ what is neuropathic pain? Answer: damage to the nerves
-damage to peripheral nerves or structures of the CNS
◉ tramadol/acetaminophen and gabapentin might be used to tx
what type of pain? Answer: neuropathic pain
◉ what medications might we use to tx musculoskeletal pain?
Answer: NSAIDS or any anti-inflammatory drugs
◉ musculoskeletal pain is (describe its characteristics) Answer:
burning, sharp, aching, throbbing, prickly
◉ neuropathic pain is (describe its characteristics) Answer:
numbing, hot-burning, stabbing, sharp, electric shock like
◉ t/f pain is expected with age Answer: f
,◉ t/f
pain can exist even when no physical cause can be found Answer:
true
◉ what is idiopathic pain Answer: no identifiable etiology
◉ What is the numerical pain rating scale? Answer: 0-no pain
1-3- mild pain
4-5-moderate pain
7-10-severe pain
◉ when trying to assess a pts pain, it is important that you use what
tools and consider what influences in relation to the assessment
tools? Answer: NRS (numerical rating scale)
Faces pain scale
**always consider your pt/ population
Is your patient able to communicate or understand numbers? Are
they able to see? etc.
, ◉ What is the mankoski pain scale? Answer: a scale used to assess
chronic pain
-it considers the pain level and how to effectively treat the pain
assesses how pain effects ADL's
◉ What is multimodal interventions? Answer: using various forms
of treatment
ex:
heating pads
medications
distractions
etc.
◉ Who is the best judge of pain? Answer: the patient
◉ when treating pain we should use a __________approach Answer:
holistic
◉ When we administer a pain medication such as an opioid, what is
one side effect that we want to be conscious of and how will we
prepare for this? Answer: constipation
