Exam 16: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

The nurse is aware that the state at which a person is mentally relaxed,free from worry,and is physically calm is __________.

When assisting a postoperative patient with pain control and comfort,the nurse should:

To share assessment findings and pain relief interventions,which documentation sample is the most helpful?

The best approach for a nurse to utilize when planning pain relief measures is to use:

The nurse should administer an analgesic to an unconscious patient after observing which sign(s)? (Select all that apply.)

When a patient tearfully declares the use of relaxation techniques does not work for her,the nurse should:

Using a pain scale of 1 to 10,the nurse explains that the maximum pain level at which a patient can function effectively is:

When giving a backrub to a patient to relieve pain,the nurse is using the pain theory of:

Pain in the left arm secondary to coronary insufficiency is an example of:

Continuous or intermittent pain that does not serve as a warning of tissue damage is called:

The nurse who uses guidelines for individualizing pain management recognizes the importance of providing pain relief how many minutes before a painful procedure?

When a patient tells the nurse he is reluctant to report his pain because he does not want to be a bother,the nurse explains that unrelieved pain can cause which problem(s)? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse clarifies that the term peripheral analgesics describes the group of drugs also referred to as ___________.

The nurse explains that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)provides a continuous mild electrical current to the skin and reduces pain by:

The nurse reassures a patient that most acute pain is intense and of short duration,usually lasting:

The home health nurse instructs the family of an older adult patient with arthritis that his sleep can be promoted by:

A nurse caring for a patient who requires long-term management for severe pain recognizes that the drug of choice for this patient is:

The nurse obtains information from a patient about the site,severity,and duration of the pain.These data are considered to be:

The nurse reminds the patient using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)that the major advantage to this method is that it is:

The nurse recognizes that many institutions are now including pain assessment as a part of: