Question 1

The nurse is caring for a patient who only speaks a foreign language. What is the best method for the nurse to assess the patient's pain level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perform a pain assessment using a translator. 
B)  Check the patient's vital signs and pulse oximetry. 
C)  Check the patient's respiratory rate, depth, and rhythm. 
D)  Look to see if the patient appears to be resting comfortably. 
A)  Perform a pain assessment using a translator. 
B)  Check the patient's vital signs and pulse oximetry. 
C)  Check the patient's respiratory rate, depth, and rhythm. 
D)  Look to see if the patient appears to be resting comfortably.

Question 2

Which assessment question helps the nurse determine the character of the patient's pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  "What does the pain feel like, i.e. stabbing, burning or throbbing?" 
B)  "When did the pain first start?" 
C)  "What interventions make the pain better?" 
D)  "Is there any pattern to when the pain occurs?" 
A)  "What does the pain feel like, i.e. stabbing, burning or throbbing?" 
B)  "When did the pain first start?" 
C)  "What interventions make the pain better?" 
D)  "Is there any pattern to when the pain occurs?"

Question 3

The nurse is caring for a cancer patient with ongoing pain from widespread metastasis to her bones. The nurse notes that the patient's morphine dosage had to be increased to sufficiently manage her discomfort. What is the nurse's interpretation of this assessment finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient became tolerant to the previous morphine dosage. 
B)  The patient is becoming addicted to her pain medication. 
C)  The patient has been abusing her prescribed pain medications. 
D)  The patient is seeking to end her life with an overdose of morphine. 
A)  The patient became tolerant to the previous morphine dosage. 
B)  The patient is becoming addicted to her pain medication. 
C)  The patient has been abusing her prescribed pain medications. 
D)  The patient is seeking to end her life with an overdose of morphine.

Exam 36: Pain Management

The nurse is caring for a patient who only speaks a foreign language. What is the best method for the nurse to assess the patient's pain level?

Which assessment question helps the nurse determine the character of the patient's pain?

The nurse is caring for a cancer patient with ongoing pain from widespread metastasis to her bones. The nurse notes that the patient's morphine dosage had to be increased to sufficiently manage her discomfort. What is the nurse's interpretation of this assessment finding?

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