Exam 7: Assessing Pain

Which question would you ask a patient to assess the "P" (provocation of pain) in the OPQRST method of pain assessment?"

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a poorly understood type of ____________________ pain that is felt in a body part that has been removed.

A patient fell off a ladder while painting his ceiling and hurt his lower back. He is now complaining of a burning, aching pain that is shooting down his leg. The nurse documents this as which type of pain?

The ____________________ of the brain interprets the sensation of pain.

The nurse is assessing an alert patient who just had surgery several hours ago. He is awake and complaining of pain. What is the nurse's next action?

Which pain scale would be most appropriate to use for a patient who is unable to communicate pain?

A mother of a 4-year-old boy brings her son to the pediatrician's office with stomach pain. Which pain scale would be best to use on an alert 4-year-old child?

Pain impulses are initiated by activation of free nerve endings. These free nerve endings are pain receptors called:

You are using the PAINAD assessment to assess pain in a dementia patient. What will you be assessing using this scale? Select all that apply.

There are two main types of nerve fibers that transport the pain signals to the central nervous system. Pain fibers travel slowly through the nervous system. The ________ pain fibers initiate a pain sensation that will feel diffuse, dull, burning, or achy.