Exam 31: Pain

The nurse uses his hands to direct energy fields surrounding the patient's body.After this intervention,the patient states that his pain has lessened.How should the nurse document the intervention?

A patient who underwent a left above-the-knee amputation reports pain in his left foot.The nurse should document this finding as what type of pain?

After undergoing dural puncture while receiving epidural pain medication,a patient reports a headache.Which action can help alleviate the patient's pain?

A patient who sustained a leg laceration in an industrial accident is brought to the emergency department.The area around the laceration is red,swollen,and tender.Which substance is responsible for causing this response?

A patient prescribed an NSAID,naproxen (Aleve,Naprosyn),for treatment of arthritis reports stomach upset.What should the nurse instruct the patient to do?

A patient with a history of mitral valve replacement,hypertension,and type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoes emergency surgery to remove an embolus in her right leg.Which factor contraindicates the use of epidural analgesia in this patient?

The patient reports pain after surgery,ranking it 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.She tells the nurse,"I don't want to be all doped up.My family is coming to visit and I want to be alert enough to visit with them." Which of the following medications would likely be most effective for postoperative pain relief without excessive sedation?

What physiological process causes the severe pain of menstrual cramps?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic low back pain.The patient reports taking 800 mg of ibuprofen tid for the past 12 years.For this patient,which lab result is most important for the nurse to review?

A 64-year-old patient just returned from surgery.She is breathing rapidly and moving constantly in bed.She states,"I am scared and I hurt so much." What would be an appropriate intervention? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for an immobile patient with chronic,unrelieved pain that is frequently severe.For what potential complication should the nurse monitor?

The nurse is teaching a client who sustained an ankle injury about cold application.Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

A patient with Raynaud's disease receives no symptomatic relief with diltiazem (Cardizem).Which surgical intervention might be a treatment option for this patient to help provide symptomatic relief?

Which characteristic about pain would the nurse most consider when developing a pain management plan for a patient with chronic lower back pain?

When should the nurse assess pain?

To provide the most analgesic effect,a medication should bind with and block the pain impulse especially at which of the following opioid receptor sites?

Which of the following actions would the nurse prioritize for the patient who is experiencing chronic back pain that interferes with activities of daily living (ADLs)?

In which process do peripheral nerves carry the pain message to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?

The nurse plays music for a child with leukemia who is experiencing pain.Which pain management technique is this nurse using?

Which side effects associated with opioid use may improve after taking a few doses of the drug?