Exam 7: Care of Patients With Pain

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 1-day postoperative following a colon resection.The patient has degenerative joint disease and uses a pain medication patch to control this chronic pain.When planning care for this patient,the nurse:

The nurse anticipates the needs of several patients being cared for.The nurse is correct in anticipating that the patient who may experience the highest level of pain is a:

The hospitalized postsurgical patient is reluctant to take the opioid pain medication because of drowsiness.The most informative response made by the nurse would be that:

The patient who had abdominal surgery this morning refuses the opioid pain medication for fear of addiction.The most informative response by the nurse is:

The patient on frequent doses of meperidine (Demerol)complains of constipation.The initial intervention the nurse should make is:

While bathing the patient,the nurse notes that a transdermal patch that was meant to be on the patient for 3 days is now gone on the second day.The nurse should:

Matching Arrange the sequence of nociceptive pain in the order in which the process occurs. -Step: 2

The student nurse understands proper documentation of a pain assessment as evidenced by which note in the patient's record?

The nurse takes into consideration that the 45-year-old male Arab patient who is in pain will probably:

The home health nurse cautions the 75-year-old patient that the warm compresses that are used on his swollen elbow should be left in place only for _____ minutes.

When giving care to a 30-year-old Hispanic male,the nurse is aware that the young man will most likely: