Exam 1 (MedSurg) - Pain

What percentage of cancer patients experience pain?

• 70%

• 30%

• 50%

• 10%

Consequences of untreated pain include all EXCEPT:

• A) Unnecessary suffering

• B) Physical and psychosocial dysfunction

• C) Immunosuppression

• D) Improved sleep

What is the importance of a patient's self-report of pain?

• It is essential because pain is subjective.

• It is not necessary as pain can be measured objectively.

• It is only important for chronic pain, not acute pain.

• It is used mainly to confirm the doctor's diagnosis.

SATA: What type of information helps aid the assessment of pain besides self-report?

• behaviors (guarding, grimacing, etc)

• hypertension

• Height and weight measurements

• Eye color

• tachycardia

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral response to pain?

• Socially withdrawn

• Less physically active

• Using relaxation

• Transduction

Physiologic determinants of pain can influence how certain stimuli are ______ and described.

• recognized

• ignored

• measured

• treated

Affective responses to pain can manifest as which of the following?

• Anger

• Fear

• Depression

• Anxiety

• All of the above

Suffering is defined as SEVERE DISTRESS associated with ______.

• LOSS

• HAPPINESS

• SUCCESS

• PLEASURE

Cognitive factors influencing pain include beliefs, attitudes, memories, and meaning attributed to pain. These factors are:

• Culturally driven

• Age dependent

• Only physical

• Not important in treatment

Nociception is the physiologic process that communicates tissue damage to the ______.

• CNS

• PNS

• muscles

• skin

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3