ATI LPN
Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 19 : Pain Management, Rest, and Restorative Sleep Questions
Question 1 of 5
Fill in the blank. Certain pain receptors are randomly dispersed throughout the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscular tissue. These nerve pain receptors can be stimulated by temperature changes, tissue damage, and certain chemicals. These receptors are known as
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nociceptors are pain receptors in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscles that respond to stimuli like temperature changes, tissue damage, and chemicals.
Question 2 of 5
Fill in the blank. The pain receptors referred to in Question 13 can be stimulated by two chemicals that are released during injury and damage to tissue. One of those chemicals is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Prostaglandins are chemicals released during tissue injury that stimulate nociceptors, contributing to pain sensation.
Question 3 of 5
Fill in the blank. The second chemical that stimulates the pain receptors in Question 13 is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Substance P is another chemical released during tissue damage that activates nociceptors, enhancing pain perception.
Question 4 of 5
Fill in the blank. Classes of medication that either produce pain relief from a mechanism different from traditional analgesics or by potentiating or increasing the effects of opiates, opioids, and nonopioid drugs are known as
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Adjuvant drugs enhance pain relief by mechanisms different from traditional analgesics or by potentiating the effects of opiates, opioids, and nonopioids.
Question 5 of 5
Fill in the blank. The medical term for pain medications is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Analgesics is the medical term for medications specifically used to relieve pain.