Pain

A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for heat therapy for knee pain. The nurse should apply heat therapy to the clients need for how long

20 minutes

A nurse is review information for several clients on the unit the nurse should recognize that which of the following clients is a greater risk for respiratory depression

A client who had surgery three hours ago and is receiving IV Hydromorphone PRN

A nurse is evaluating a group of clients who are experiencing pain, which of the following clients to the nurse identify as experiencing neuropathic pain

A client who has diabetes mellitus and for bilateral burning foot pain without sides of injury

A nurse is caring for a client who reports muscle pain to the lower back that has persisted for over a year after a motor vehicle crash in which way should the nurse categorize this clients pain

Chronic pain

A nurse is discussing that flacc scale with a newly licensed nurse which of the following categories. Should the nurse include.

Face leg consolability

A nurse is enjoying discharge instructions for a client who has a prescription for morphine oral solution 10 to 20 mg every four hours PRN, which of the following savages by the client indicates and understanding of the instructions

I will keep the morphine bottle in the locked cabinet in my kitchen

A nurse just came for a client who has kidney stones, which of the following manifestations is an objective indicator of pain

The client is diaphoretic

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for several clients who are receiving treatment for pain which of the following actions to the nurse plan to take to evaluate the clients pain control

consider each clients, cultural preference, determine the effectiveness of non pharmacological strategies use a pain scale specific to each client cognitive abilities

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is nonverbal to determine the presence of pain, which of the following assessment finding indicates and increase level of discomfort

grimacing restlessness increased diaphoresis

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a morphine PCA pump which of the following medication should the nurse insure is invisible in case the client develops respiratory depression

naloxone

A nurse is caring for client who has severe pain and asked for me pain medication. The nurse is busy and forget to collect data about the client pain and administer prescribe pain medication which of the following can be charged with.

negligence

A nurse is caring for client who has a prescription of oxycodone 5 to 10 mg po every 4 to 6 hours as needed for pain rating 7 to 10 on a 0 to 10 scale 15 minutes after receiving the dose the climb reports to the nurse. Their pain is still a seven and has not changed which of the following actions to the nurse.

offered to assist a client with non pharmacological relief strategies

A nurse is monitoring a client who is 2 hour post operative and is receiving morphine via PCA pump which of the following findings to the nurse plan to monitor to detect opiate induce ventilators impairments

respiratory rates, oxygen saturation capnography

A nurse is evaluating a clients playing level using the PQRST mnemonic which of the following questions to the nurse asked to evaluate the letter R

Can you point to where you having your pain?

A nurse is caring for a group appliance on the pediatric unit for which of the following clients. Should the nurse use the flacc pain scale to determine their pain level

three year old toddler who has a fractured femur a 14-year old client who has severe cognitive and developmental delays, a five-year-old preschooler who is experience pain during a sickle cell crisis

A nurse is assisting with the staff in service regarding pain control, which of the following statements by staff member indicates and understanding of the information

A clients religious believes my affect the way they respond to pain. The clients past pain experiences are related to the current pain and pain management pain control might be harder to achieve if the nurse and client speak different primary languages.

A nurse is planning to teach coworkers about the legal and ethical principal use with pain management, which of the following examples to the Nurse include as example of autonomy

A nurse provides a client with opportunity to take an intermuscular injection or oral medication for pain relief

A nurse is discussing end of Life pain management with a group of coworkers which of the following should the nurse include as barriers to end of Life pain management

Fear of addiction belief that pain is unexpected part of the illness in adequate pain assessment

A nurse is contributing to plan to teach staff about the ethical principle of justice and how it relates to pain management for clients, which of the following statements of the nurse make

Justice allows the client opportunity to be treated fairly

A nurse is disgusting to use of heat therapy with a unity, licensed nurse. The nurse should include that heat therapy is effective for which of the following conditions.

Muscular pain, backache menstrual discomfort

A nurse is reviewing new prescription with a client who reports difficult managing their chronic pain, which of the following statements to the nurse include

Who should write down the pain interventions you use and your pain rating before and after

A nurse is assisting with providing end of life care for client who is unresponsive and near death. The client's family asked the nurse about managing the clients pain which of the following statements. Should the Nurse make to the clients family

Your family member has the right to receive effective pain management

A nurse is discussing cutaneous stimulation with the client who has a back pain which of the following method should the nurse include

tens unit massage acupuncture cold therapy

A nurse is discussing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment with a client who has chronic lower back pain which of the following statements should the nurse include

you can be taught how to use tens therapy at home the 10th therapy delivers low voltage electrical impulses to the skin over the painful areas. We were just the intensity, pulse rate and duration of the electrical pulse during therapy.

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has cognitive impairment and is postoperative which of the following action should the nurse take

Evaluate the clients pain for observing their behavior

A charge nurse is viewing factors that can affect a client perception of pain with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following should the charge nurse include.

Stress, culture, social support, disease, severity

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 to 2 mg. IM every 4 hours as needed for a pain rating 4 to 6 on a 0-10 scale. The client has never taken this medication before which of the following action should the Nurse plan to take?

administer 1 mg IM