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Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 19 : Pain Management, Rest, and Restorative Sleep Questions
Question 1 of 5
An individual's thoughts and emotions are also believed to affect the opening and closing of the gate by stimulating production of
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Endorphins, produced in response to positive thoughts and emotions, can close the pain gate, reducing pain perception, per the gate control theory.
Question 2 of 5
Your patient seems to be having a lot more postoperative pain today than he did yesterday, whichsurprises you because he has been progressing so well since his surgery 4 days ago. As you are critically thinking about factors that can increase pain, you identify data that could explain why he is having an increase in pain today. Which of the following pieces of data might provide you with this understanding?
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Lack of sleep (
B) can lower pain tolerance, increasing perceived pain. Emotional distress, such as missing a loved one (
D), can also heighten pain perception. A supportive visit (
A) and cultural beliefs (
C) are less likely to directly cause an increase in pain.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following are types of nociceptive pain?
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Nociceptive pain arises from tissue damage and includes cutaneous pain (
A), soft tissue pain (
B), deep somatic pain (
C), and deep visceral pain (
D).
Question 4 of 5
Who is the best judge of the severity of a patient's pain?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The patient experiencing the pain is the best judge of its severity, as pain is subjective and individual.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following information would be included in a pain assessment?
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: A pain assessment includes the characteristics (
A), level (
B), and patient's desired interventions (
D). Pain tolerance (
C) is subjective and not a standard part of the assessment.