Exam 9: Pain and Pain Management

A patient states that he has been taking Demerol 50 mg tablets four times a day for the past 5 years,but they are not working like they use to.The nurse is concerned that the patient has developed

A patient underwent a thoracotomy 12 hours ago.The patient currently has an epidural catheter in place and is receiving continuous epidural analgesia with morphine.In addition to respiratory depression,the patient should be monitored for which of the following complications?

Acute pain usually corresponds to

Relaxation,distraction,guided imagery,and music therapy are all examples of

The patient has received ketamine for its analgesic effects.The patient suddenly states,"I feel like I am floating and can see everything you are doing.I am not in control." The nurse is aware that this is caused by the ketamine and is known as the

Using a specific pain intensity scale in the CCU

A patient complains of pain at his incision site.The nurse is aware that four processes are involved in nociception.The proper order of the processes is

Which of the following statements are true regarding pain assessment and management?

The subjective characteristic implies that pain is

Which of the following assessment findings might indicate respiratory depression after opioid administration?

A nurse is administering naloxone to a patient experiencing respiratory depression.Which of the following interventions must be observed when using naloxone?

Which of the following combinations of drugs has been found to be effective in managing the pain associated with musculoskeletal and soft tissue inflammation?

Which of the following patients is MOST likely to be experiencing a life-threatening opioid side effect?

C fibers are small-diameter,unmyelinated fibers that transmit what type of pain?

The nurse is aware that the use of a pain flow sheet in the critical care setting allows for

The use of PCA infusion pumps allows the patient to

The neural processes of encoding and processing noxious stimuli necessary but not sufficient for pain is known as

The patient is admitted to the CCU with hemodynamic instability and an allergy to morphine.The nurse anticipates that the physician will order which medication for severe pain?

A patient underwent a thoracotomy 12 hours ago.The patient currently has an epidural catheter in place and is receiving continuous epidural analgesia with morphine.In addition to closely monitoring the patient for side effects and complications,which of the following interventions might enhance her pain control?

The patient is sedated and breathing with the use of mechanical ventilation.The patient is unable to communicate any aspects of his pain to the nurse.The nurse knows that the best tool for pain assessment for this patient is