Study Set for Adaptive Quiz 3: Pain

A client presents to the healthcare facility with abdominal pain. Which question should the nurse ask the client to obtain information about concomitant symptoms? "Can you describe the pain?" "Where exactly do you feel the pain?" "Which activities make the pain worse?" "What other discomfort do you experience?"

"What other discomfort do you experience?"

A client with terminal cancer is to receive 4 mg of hydromorphone intravenously (IV) every 4 hours as needed for severe breakthrough pain. It is supplied at 10 mg/mL. When the client complains of severe pain, how much solution of hydromorphone should the nurse administer? Record your answer using one decimal place and leading zero if applicable. ___ mL

0.4 mL

A client has an IV of D5W 250 mL to which 100 mg of morphine is added. The healthcare provider prescribes 14 mg of morphine per hour. At how many mL per hour should the nurse set the intravenous pump? Record your answer using a whole number. ___mL/hr

35 mL/hr

A client is admitted to the hospital with severe flank pain, nausea, and hematuria caused by a ureteral calculus. What should be the nurse's initial intervention? Strain all urine output. Increase oral fluid intake. Obtain a urine specimen for culture. Administer the prescribed analgesic.

Administer the prescribed analgesic.

Which statement indicates a nurse has a correct understanding about trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (cluster headaches)? It is most common in women. It is manifested by intense bilateral pain. It is caused by an overactive hypothalamus. It is associated with headaches of long duration.

It is caused by an overactive hypothalamus.

A client is diagnosed with a peptic ulcer. What should the nurse expect when assessing the client's pain? Intensifies after vomiting Occurs one to three hours after meals Increases when an excess of fatty foods is ingested Begins in the epigastrium, then radiates to the abdomen

Occurs one to three hours after meals

The nurse is providing postoperative care to a client who had an abdominal cholecystectomy and choledochostomy who has a T-tube and a nasogastric tube in place. The client refuses deep breathing and coughing exercises. Which conclusion by the nurse is the most probable reason for the noncompliance? T-tube movement increases. Pain at the incision site increases. The nasogastric tube gets irritating. The bandage on the abdomen is constricting.

Pain at the incision site increases.

A 37-year-old client with endometriosis visits the women's health clinic because she has dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. Which statement is the most accurate description of dysmenorrhea? Pain with menses Endometrial hyperplasia Bleeding between menses Heavy bleeding with menses

Pain with menses

A client who had a myocardial infarction receives 15 mg of morphine sulfate for chest pain. Fifteen minutes after receiving the drug, the client complains of feeling dizzy. What action should the nurse take? Determine if this is an allergic reaction. Elevate the client's head and keep the extremities warm. Place the client in the supine position and take the vital signs. Tell the client that this is not a typical sensation after receiving morphine sulfate.

Place the client in the supine position and take the vital signs.

A client reports burning sensation and sharp pain on the sole of a foot. Which condition does the nurse suspect in the client? Torticollis Pes planus Crepitation Plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis