The nurse is conducting a pain assessment for a patient who experiences chronic pain. Which scale is most appropriate when initially assessing the effect of the pain on activities of daily living (ADLs)?
1) Numerical Rating Scale
2) Initial Pain Assessment Inventory
3) Brief Pain Inventory
4) Neuropathic Pain Scale
Question 2The nurse is providing care to a patient who is experiencing acute pain with nausea and vomiting. Which term will the nurse use when documenting this patient's pain in the medical record?
1) Referred pain
2) Visceral pain
3) Neuropathic pain
4) Complex regional pain
Question 3The nurse is using the FACES Pain Scale to assess the pain for a preschool-age child after a tonsillectomy. The patient points to the face that indicates hurting a whole lot. Which numeric value is associated with this?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
Question 4The nurse is using a pain scale that allows the patient to choose descriptors when describing the current level of pain. Which pain scale is the nurse using?
1) Numerical Rating Scale
2) Visual Analogue Scale
3) Faces Scale
4) Categorical Scale
Question 5The nurse is providing care to several patients on a medical-surgical unit who are experiencing pain after surgery. Which patient may request herbal medications for the treatment of pain?
1) African American male patient
2) Appalachian female patient
3) Arab American male patient
4) Native American female patient
Question 6The clinic nurse is assessing a patient who presents with ear pain. Which question is most appropriate to determine the precipitating factor for the current pain?
1) What does the pain feel like?
2) How often are you experiencing this pain?
3) What were you doing when the pain started?
4) Does the pain spread anywhere else?
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