Exam 19: Pain Management, Rest, and Restorative Sleep

When considering how a patient is likely to respond to a nonpharmaceutical treatment for pain, a nurse understands that according to gate control theory,

A nurse would recognize that further instruction was needed if a nursing student expressed the assumption that a patient

A patient has a sore, injured hip. If rising out of a chair causes the patient's back and upper leg to hurt as well, then a nurse would document the pain as

A patient who was admitted with severe back pain is watching TV and smiling. The patient received pain medication 4 hours ago and rates his pain at an 8. Knowing that the patient's pain medication may be given every 4 to 6 hours, the nurse will

A patient tells her nurse that she has had chronic pain for approximately 2 years and that her primary care physician is talking about ordering her a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) unit. When asked how a TENS unit helps pain, the nurse explains that it

At a health fair, a nurse explains to a participant, who is complaining of nagging pain, that it is important to report the pain to the primary care physician rather than ignoring it because

A patient complains of pain at 9 on a scale of 10 and requests pain medication. Understanding that it is important to quickly treat severe pain, a nurse will expect to administer

A patient complains that regardless of the methods of alternative pain control that have been used, her pain remains a 7 on a scale of 10. The nurse suggests that her pain may be ____ pain.

A critically ill patient may have difficulty in getting the restorative sleep necessary for healing. A nurse will

A 3-year-old who has suffered a bee sting on the foot is screaming and cannot be consoled. The patient's response indicates that

A nurse could appropriately respond to a patient's complaint that he awakens frequently during the night by saying:

A patient who is suffering from terminal cancer asks a nurse how massage decreases his pain. The nurse explains that in theory,

A nurse explains to a patient with chronic pain that exercise may relieve some pain. The nurse goes on to explain that based on the gate control theory, exercise

Culture plays a strong role in determining whether a patient will be willing to communicate if he or she is in pain or how severe the pain may be. Therefore, a nurse understands that extra time may need to be taken to determine the pain level of

When assessing a patient's pain, a nurse will note all of the following except

An elderly patient with a compression fracture of the spine says, "I've had plenty of pain in my lifetime, but never anything like this. I feel like I'm being stabbed." A nurse could correctly respond:

A nurse has determined that a patient's pain is acute and plans to administer pain medication. Which of the following are signs and symptoms of acute pain on which the nurse may have based her decision?

During a routine physical, a 34-year-old patient who works two jobs and has a young child mentions that she gets about 5 hours of sleep most nights. A nurse could appropriately follow up by saying:

As a result of major surgery, a patient feels deep pain. The nurse correctly documents this pain as

A 52-year-old Chinese American patient is admitted to hospice care because of terminal cancer. The nurse understands that this patient may hold that pain