Exam 15: Pain Management

When the patient with sciatica seats himself in a chair,he gasps and complains of a burning and shooting pain in his hip.The nurse assesses that this is _______________ pain.

____________________ and ____________________ are natural opioid-like substances that block pain perception.

To perform a nursing assessment correctly,the nurse must remember that pain perception involves several central nervous system (CNS)processes such as:

The nurse explains to a patient that the gate-control theory of pain claims that pain is perceived as a stimulation of receptors in the:

The nurse using the gate-control methods of pain relief would help the patient control pain by:

The nurse explains the standards for pain management published by The Joint Commission (TJC).The nurse will:

Every time the right arm is raised,the patient reports to the nurse that pain is triggered in the right shoulder.The nurse charts this description as an example of a(n):

The nurse is administering morphine IM,ordered for a patient reporting severe pain.To evaluate the patient's response to this drug,the nurse will assess primarily for:

The nurse is alert for sympathetic responses to pain such as: