Michigan: Pain and Symptom Management

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Info NoteA change was made to this test on January 13. If you printed this test before January 13, you will find that question 20 in your printed copy has been dropped from the online test below.

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1. Pain is considered one of the most important:

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2. The objective measurement of pain:

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3. All but one of the following is true about acute pain. Select the untrue characteristic.

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4. Pain that results when tissue damage produces stimuli sent as electric impulses by way of nerve fibers to the central nervous system is called:

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5. Typically, when tissue is damaged it releases:

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6. The experience of pain involves a sequence of five biochemical and electrical processes. The one in which the person becomes aware of pain is:

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7. The significance of the gate-control theory is that it helps explain how:

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8. When caring for people in pain, nurses should consider all but one of the following factors. Select the least important factor.

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9. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO):

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10. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement regarding pain management makes all but one of the following recommendations. Select the one not recommended.

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11. The primary source of information about pain is the:

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12. A pain history interview includes questions about all of the following issues except one. Select the issue that is not included in a pain history.

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13. The two primary diagnoses for pain identified by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) are:

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14. Adjuvants are drugs that address:

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15. Most nonopioid analgesics are potent:

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16. In general, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs):

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17. Opioid analgesics that bind to μ receptor sites and block pain impulses are:

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18. Many adverse symptoms of opioids are due to their effect on:

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19. A need to increase opioid dosages for reasons other than the physical adaptation to continuous use is called:

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20. Cognitive-behavioral interventions are used for all of the following reasons except one. Select the incorrect reason.

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21. Rhizotomy and cordotomy are:

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22. Evaluation is a critical phase of nursing care because it tells us: