Pain Assessment and Management

Chapter 26 Pain Assessment and Management




1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the feasibility and clinical utility of pain measures?


A. Feasibility refers to the consistency, accuracy, and precision of the measure.

B. Feasibility refers to the extent to which the items in a measure accurately reflect the content of the topic.

C. Clinical utility refers to relevance: does the measure really measure what it claims to measure?

D. Clinical utility refers to the extent to which the score on a measure can be used to direct pain management.

2. Which factor contributes to an inconsistent, less robust pattern of pain response in infants?


A. Opioid use

B. Neurologic integrity

C. Developmental maturity

D. Intraventricular hemorrhage

3. The nurse reports a change in an infant’s pain response after a surgical procedure. Previously the infant’s pain scores were low, but now the scores are high in response to gentle handling. Which of the following explanations needs to be considered first?


A. The infant is experiencing withdrawal.

B. The infant’s opioid dose needs to be increased.

C. The infant may be experiencing a wind-up phenomenon.

D. The infant’s pain needs to be assessed using a measure specific for postoperative pain.

4. The parent of a 4-day-old male infant born at 26 weeks’ gestation does not want his infant to receive pain medication for a chest tube insertion for fear that his son will become addicted. Based on the knowledge of opioids, the nurse would:


A. suggest sucrose as an alternative intervention.

B. respect the parent’s decision and not provide pain medication.
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