Question 1

Which is an example of an adjuvant medication for pain management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Naloxone 
B)  Gabapentin 
C)  Morphine sulfate liquid 
D)  Fentanyl transdermal patch

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who is having a heart attack.The patient tells the nurse that the pain is down his left arm rather than in his chest.What type of pain is the patient experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Referred 
B)  Psychogenic 
C)  Peripheral 
D)  Chronic

Question 3

Which medications are classified as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tramadol 
B)  Acetaminophen 
C)  Aspirin 
D)  Ibuprofen 
E)  Codeine

Question 4

The nurse is caring for a patient who continues to have severe pain at the site of a fracture long after it healed.The patient's physicians can find no rationale for the pain.What is the most likely cause of the patient's discomfort?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient is trying to obtain unneeded pain medications. 
B)  The patient has developed a complex regional pain syndrome. 
C)  The patient is in denial that the fracture has healed completely. 
D)  The patient is experiencing referred pain from a fracture elsewhere.

Question 5

The patient takes morphine sulfate controlled release every 12 hours for chronic severe cancer pain.The last dose was 8 hours ago.The patient is presently moaning and states that the pain is very bad.Which is the best action of the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Give the next scheduled dose of morphine sulfate controlled release now. 
B)  Wait for the last dose of morphine sulfate controlled release to start taking effect. 
C)  Carefully reposition the patient and reassess the pain in 1 hour. 
D)  Contact the physician for a breakthrough pain medication order.

Exam 34: Pain Management

Which is an example of an adjuvant medication for pain management?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is having a heart attack.The patient tells the nurse that the pain is down his left arm rather than in his chest.What type of pain is the patient experiencing?

Which medications are classified as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medications?

The nurse is caring for a patient who continues to have severe pain at the site of a fracture long after it healed.The patient's physicians can find no rationale for the pain.What is the most likely cause of the patient's discomfort?

The patient takes morphine sulfate controlled release every 12 hours for chronic severe cancer pain.The last dose was 8 hours ago.The patient is presently moaning and states that the pain is very bad.Which is the best action of the nurse?