Advanced Skills II Unit II Exam Questions with Complete Solutions
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A nurse knows that when assessing her patient there are 5 types of pain that it can be. Name them - Answer-acute, neuropathic, nociceptive, phantom, and chronic.
A 58 yo female is experiencing pain because of severe rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse knows that this type of pain is considered. - An...
Advanced Skills II Unit II Exam
Questions with Complete Solutions
A nurse knows that when assessing her patient there are 5 types of pain that it can be.
Name them - Answer-acute, neuropathic, nociceptive, phantom, and chronic.
A 58 yo female is experiencing pain because of severe rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse
knows that this type of pain is considered. - Answer--chronic
A nurse is caring for a patient with an order for an Aquamatic K-pad as an application of
local heat to the leg. The patient has the least risk for injury caused by possible burns if
the patient has... - Answer-leg muscle cramps.
Relaxation helps pain? - Answer-decrease in severity
A nurse is instructing a patient about relaxation techniques for pain management. The
patient should... - Answer-tense and relax individual muscle groups. Starting with the
toes and feet.
PCA pumps are controlled by? - Answer--patient
Karen's patient is prescribed a COX-2 inhibitor for her pain. Which of the following is an
example of a COX-2 inhibitor? - Answer--Antiinflammatory
There is no way to determine if a dementia patient is in pain. - Answer--False
A 70 yo male patient with chronic pain says he doesn't want any techniques that involve
machinery. This patient would be more likely to use a nontraditional method of pain
control such as... - Answer--Hypnosis
What questions does a nurse ask a patient about their pain on a pain assessment? The
best answer. - Answer-Nature, Intensity, location, onset.
Severe pain may cause shock and even death - Answer--True
Pain is defined as a feeling of distress or suffering caused by the stimulation of nerve
endings - Answer--True
Pain is transmitted through the circulatory system. - Answer--False
Pain receptors may be stimulated by chemical, electrical, mechanical agents and
transduction. - Answer--False
Pain is whatever the patient says it is. - Answer--True
, A 28 yo male has a new order for Codeine. The nurse must teach the patient that this
medication is a... - Answer-narcotic analgesic
Giving pain medication to numerous patients, the nurse expects the patient who will
have the shortest analgesic effect will be the patient receiving medication... - Answer--
intravenously
A patient is newly admitted to the med-surg unit. The doctor has ordered vital signs q2h.
Which assessment of vital signs, the nurse should include... - Answer-pain level.
Which of these answers are not non-pharmaceutical treatment of pain? - Answer--
Fentanyl
A 5 yo hospitalized patient is having difficulty falling asleep. Which action is most likely
to be helpful? - Answer-have parents bring a favorite blanket or pillow from home.
A nurse is assessing the status of a patient who is sleeping. Which assessment data
indicated that the patient is most likely in stage 3 of non-rapid eye movement (NREM)
sleep? - Answer-decreased respirations, slow heart rate.
A nurse goes in to do an assessment on the patient and she observes the patient
having periodic pauses in breathing, then starts to breathe again. This is considered a
sleep disorder called. - Answer-Sleep apnea.
Fifth Vital Sign: - Answer-pain
A nurse is caring for a new patient admitted for electrolyte imbalance who has been
practicing Ayurveda. The nurse immediately notified the physician because... - Answer-
uses purgatives as part of the treatment.
A nurse is asked by a patient what is meant by doing complementary therapies, the
nurse would give an example as... - Answer-using imagery along with pain medication
to increase comfort.
atient asks nurse about difference between manipulative & body based methods & mind
body therapies. Nurse correct response is that: - Answer-manipulative. Body-based
methods involve teaching or manipulation & mind body therapies deal with the mind's
ability to affect the body
patient is seen by an alternative medicine practitioner for menopausal symptoms. Most
popular and elective herbal remedy that the alternative medicine practitioner would
suggest... - Answer-black cohosh.
A nurse is assisting in preparing to admit a client from a post-anesthesia care unit who
has had microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve. The nurse plans to
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