Exam 32: Pain, Neuropathy, and Headache

Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that more teaching is needed about multimodal pain management?

The nursing plan of care for a patient in pain should include which strategy?

A patient who has had a right leg amputation below the knee describes a feeling that his toes are getting closer to his knee. The nurse explains to the patient that this sensation is known as:

Which concept should the nurse use when assessing a patient's level of pain?

The nurse would expect to assess which finding in a patient with allodynia?

Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that more teaching about the diagnostic process of fibromyalgia is needed?

The nursing plan of care for a 4-year-old following a tonsillectomy should include which of the following concepts?

What sign(s) should alert the nurse to a potential problem in a patient taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for diabetic polyneuropathy?

Which drug of choice should the nurse anticipate administering to a patient with severe new onset pain due to trigeminal neuralgia?

Which is the most appropriate pain scale for the nurse to use when assessing pain in a 7-year-old developmentally disabled child?

Which manifestation would the nurse expect to find in a patient with diabetic neuropathy?

To assess a patient's quality of pain, which question would the nurse ask the patient?

Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a tension type headache (TTH)?

Which scale would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when assessing pain in a 5-year-old?

A nursing assessment on a patient experiencing myofascial pain is most likely to reveal:

Using the WHO pain ladder, the nursing plan of care for a patient with chronic lower back pain should include which strategy?

When a patient complains of intense throbbing hip pain with ambulation, the nurse categorizes this as which type of pain?

To reduce the incidence of migraine headaches, the nurse is teaching the patient to avoid foods high in tyramine. Which foods should the nurse tell the patient to avoid?

Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering to a patient in severe acute pain who is being treated using the WHO analgesic ladder?

Using the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) tool, the nurse assesses a patient with Alzheimer disease to have a score of 5. The nurse prepares to treat this patient for which level of pain?