Exam 31: Pain

A patient reports that he uses music therapy to help control his chronic pain.Music therapy works by prompting the release of endogenous opioids during which stage of the pain process?

Which pain management task can be safely delegated to nursing assistive personnel?

The pediatric nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who is experiencing chronic pain secondary to tissue injury from past sickle cell anemia crises.Which of the following nonpharmacological pain reduction interventions might the nurse implement? Have the child:

A patient is prescribed morphine sulfate 4.0 mg intravenously for postoperative pain.Which action should the nurse take before administering the medication?

A 70-year-old male with diabetic peripheral neuropathy reports a burning sensation in his feet.He also states,"Those pain pills make me feel funny and they don't help my pain,so I don't take them." Which of the following is likely to be most beneficial for treating this patient's neuropathic pain?

The nurse is assessing an intubated patient who returned from coronary artery bypass surgery 3 hours ago.Which assessment finding might indicate that this patient is experiencing pain?

An older adult receiving hospice care has dementia as a result of metastasis to the brain.His bone cancer has progressed to an advanced stage.Why might the client fail to request pain medication as needed? The client:

The nurse conducting a pain assessment for a patient would recognize deep somatic pain as which of the following?

Which expected outcome is best for the patient with a nursing diagnosis of Acute Pain related to movement and secondary to surgical resection of a ruptured spleen and possible inadequate analgesia?

A patient suddenly develops right lower-quadrant pain,nausea,vomiting,and rebound tenderness.How should the nurse classify this patient's pain?

The nurse administers acetaminophen 325 mg and codeine 30 mg orally to a patient reporting a severe headache.When should the nurse reassess the patient's pain?

A patient receiving an epidural analgesic complains of a headache.Which of the following should the nurse suspect?

The nurse meets with a patient with chronic pain who has tried a new program to manage pain.On a scale of 1 to 10,she reports pain reduction from an 8 to a 5.What questions would the nurse ask to further evaluate the effectiveness of this program? Select all that apply.

How should the nurse classify pain that a patient with lung cancer is experiencing?

The nurse is talking to a patient with chronic pain secondary to psoriatic arthritis in multiple joints about developing a pain management program.Which goal identified by the patient would be realistic for the program?

Which drug might the primary care provider prescribe to help facilitate pain management in a client with chronic pain?

What is the primary reason the nurse incorporates pain assessment as a part of vital signs measurement?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the late stage of Alzheimer's disease who is noncommunicative.The nurse suspects the patient is experiencing pain based on what assessment findings? Select all that apply.

Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for the patient who returns from the postanesthesia care unit after undergoing right hemicolectomy surgery for colon cancer?

A patient develops a respiratory rate 6 breaths/min after receiving IV hydromorphone (Dilaudid)2.0 mg.Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering to this patient after notifying the prescriber of this side effect?