Comort - ANSWERSA state of physical ease
Pain is - ANSWERS1-Whatever the experiencing person says it is whenever he or she is experiencing it
2-A personal and private experience
3-An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
4-A subjective ...
1430 Blueprint Exam 1-Comfort, Mobility
Questions & Answers
Comort - ANSWERSA state of physical ease
Pain is - ANSWERS1-Whatever the experiencing person says it is whenever he or she
is experiencing it
2-A personal and private experience
3-An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage.
4-A subjective experience
Pain is described in
terms of what 4 things? - ANSWERSDuration
Location
Etiology
Chronic vs. Acute
what are examples of Behavioral (Voluntary) Responses to pain? - ANSWERSMoving
away from painful stimuli
Grimacing, moaning, and crying
what are examples of Physiologic (Involuntary) Responses to pain? - ANSWERS-
Increased blood pressure*
-Increased pulse and respiratory rates*
-Pupil dilation
what are examples of Typical Parasympathetic Responses When Pain Is Severe and
Deep? - ANSWERS-Nausea and vomiting
-Fainting or unconsciousness
-Decreased blood pressure and pulse rate
what are examples of Affective (Psychological) Responses
to pain? - ANSWERS-Anger
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Fear
-Exaggerated weeping
what are 3 types of pain? - ANSWERSCutaneous, deep somatic, visceral
Characteristics of cutaneous pain and example - ANSWERSSuperficial, Involves the
skin
, i.e., paper cut
Characteristics of deep somatic pain and example? - ANSWERSDiffuse or scattered,
Originates in the tendons, ligaments, bone, blood vessel and nerves
i.e., sprain ankle
Characteristics of visceral pain and what fiber transmit them? - ANSWERSPoorly
localized, Pain arising from organs, Originates as a result of stretching, inflammation, or
distended, or ischemic
-C-delta fiber
what is referred pain? <3 - ANSWERSpain transmitted from one part of the body but
appears more general and can occur in many places around injured tissue.
what is radiation pain? - ANSWERSPain related to the location of the stimulus and
travels to another location along the path of the nerve
Intractable pain - ANSWERS-Pain not relieved by ordinary medical, surgical, and
nursing measures.
-Often chronic and persistent
Phantom Pain - ANSWERSMild to extreme pain felt in the area where a limb has been
amputated
why do you experience phantom pain? - ANSWERSAlthough the limb is no longer
there, the nerve endings at the site of the amputation continue to send pain signals to
the brain
Neuropathic Pain - ANSWERSResults from abnormal processing of sensory input by
the nervous system as a result of damage to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerve
(damaged nerve)
What is neuropathic pain usually described as - ANSWERSburning, electric shock,
and/or tingling, dull and aching
Steps in the Pain Process - ANSWERS1-Nociception
2-Transduction
3-Transmission
4-Perception
5-Modulation
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