Exam 16: Pain and Comfort

The nurse administers an opioid analgesic to an older male adult postoperative patient on a surgical unit. Which is the most important intervention for the nurse to implement before leaving the patient's room?

An older female adult had surgery one day ago, and the nurse thinks that the woman also has dementia. While assessing the patient, what indication would the nurse use to determine that the older adult is experiencing pain?

An older adult admitted for back surgery asks for opioid pain medication. The nurse knows the patient asks for pain medication 15 minutes before it is due. Which recommendation should the nurse implement?

An older male adult who does not understand or speak English very well denies having pain, but he had knee replacement surgery two days before. Which is the best pain assessment tool for the nurse to apply when assessing the older adult's pain?

Compared with acute pain, which of the following statements is true of persistent pain?

The nurse admits an older male patient who had abdominal surgery. Admission vital signs are P 73, R 20, BP 136/84 mm Hg. He is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P 98, R 26, BP 164/90 mm Hg, and he denies pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse uses comfort measures to enhance an older adult's pharmacological pain management. Which should the nurse use to identify relationships between comfort measures, pharmacotherapy, and the older adult's pain level?

An older male adult who had a gastric resection states that he wants to ambulate, but the osteoarthritis (OA) in his knees causes too much pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement to increase the amount of walking he can perform?

Which one of the following interventions would provide comfort, reduce anxiety and distress, and alleviate pain?

Which statement is true about analgesic medications for older adults?

The older adult is at higher risk for acute psychological pain compared to a younger adult because of which of the following statements about older adults?