Exam 8: Pain Assessment

A nurse working in a healthcare provider's office is interviewing a client that reports experiencing daily migraines.The nurse decides to further assess the impact of the client's pain.An appropriate choice of assessment tools would be which of the following?

A 45-year-old client continues to request intravenous pain medications 4 days after being placed in skeletal traction due to a complex fracture of the hip.While giving report to the next shift,the nurse who cared for the client during the day states,"I just do not know why he still needs medication 4 days after surgery.The client we had last month with the same type situation did not need any medication after 2 days." Which of the following responses by a nursing peer is the best example of being a client advocate?

The nurse is caring for a client complaining of a backache and administers ibuprofen.The client asks the nurse how the medication will help the pain.The nurse understands that ibuprofen's effect occurs during which phase of nocioception?

The nurse is caring for two clients who both are in pain due to sickle cell anemia.One of the clients rates his pain as a 7 out of 10 (1 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain possible).This client is moving around easily and is eating well,but has asked for pain medicine.The nurse would choose which of the following actions?

The nurse is assessing a client admitted with severe abdominal pain.Which of the following would the nurse include as essential components of the pain assessment?

The nurse is assessing a client admitted with chronic back pain.Which of the following would the nurse associate with this type of pain?

The nurse is performing an assessment on a 23-year-old client who is being seen for chronic back pain.During the assessment,which of the following findings can be anticipated?

A 19-year-old Arab male is in the hospital for a ruptured appendix.His parents are at the bedside the majority of his waking hours.The nurse caring for him during the day observes that he denies any pain during the day shift.The night nurse reported that the client had requested pain medication every 4 hours during the night.The nurse considers the most probable explanation for this to be:

The parents of a 13-month-old infant requiring a veinipuncture for laboratory studies ask the nurse what they can do to help with pain during the procedure.Which of the following would be the best action for the nurse to take?

The nurse is working at pain clinic and is preparing an orientation for new staff nurses.Which of the following definitions of pain would the nurse correctly choose to include in this orientation? Pain is: