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Comfort & Pain Management

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Based on your knowledge of pain and the body's response, when assessing a client in pain, you would anticipate the
Pupils are dilated
A client prescribed pain medication around the clock experiences pain one hour before the next dose of the pain medication is due. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Assess for medication order for breakthrough pain.
A nurse assessing the periodicity of a client's pain should ask which question?
How long does the pain last?
A nurse is caring for a client who was administered opioid narcotics. The client complains of constipation. Which of the following is another potential side effect of opioid narcotics?
Sedation
After the nurse has instructed a client with low-back pain about the use of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit for pain management, the nurse determines that the client has a need for further instruction when the client states what?
"I could use the TENS unit if I feel pain somewhere else on my body."
A nurse is caring for a client who complains of an aching pain in the abdomen. The nurse also noted that the client is guarding the area. What kind of pain is the client experiencing?
Visceral pain
Which of the following circumstances may preclude the use of cutaneous stimulation to relieve a patient's pain?
The patient has difficulty localizing his or her pain.
A nurse is caring for a client with an amputated limb. The client tells the nurse that he has a burning sensation in his amputated limb. How should the nurse document this pain?
Phantom pain
Which of the following non-pharmacologic pain relief measures has been found to be effective for soothing agitated newborns and comatose clients?
Music
Three days after surgery, a patient continues to have moderate to severe incisional pain. Based on the gate control theory, what action should the nurse take?
Reposition the patient and gently massage the patient's back.
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