Exam 9: Pain Assessment

The nurse is reviewing the environmental factors that influence a client's pain. Which internal environmental factor should the nurse anticipate will influence the client's pain?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client with chronic pain. Which objective finding should the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is assessing the history of treatment for a client with pain. Which question should the nurse include in the assessment?

The nurse is assessing the impact a client's migraine pain has on their daily functioning. Which assessment tool should the nurse use?

A client asks the nurse how ibuprofen will relieve their back pain. Prior to answering the question, which phase of nociception should the nurse recognize ibuprofen has an effect on?

A spouse of a postoperative client tells the nurse that they do not understand why no pain medication has been given. Which response should the nurse provide the spouse?

A young adult male client of Arab descent is admitted to the medical-surgical unit for a ruptured appendix. The client's parents are at the bedside for most of the day. The nurse who is providing care notes that the client denies pain while on day shift but request medication every four hours during the night. Which explanation for this client behavior is the most probable?

A child tells the nurse their throat is sore. Which assessment finding should the nurse anticipate to be associated with the child's statement?

Which term describes the amount of pain stimulation that is needed for an individual to feel pain?