Take the Test

1. Which statement best describes the experience of pain?

• a. Pain and the detection of painful stimuli are the same phenomena.
• b. Pain does not have an adaptive role.
• c. An individual who does not express pain is not experiencing pain.
• d. Pain is always a personal experience.

2. Which type of pain can be further divided into visceral pain or somatic pain?

• a. Psychogenic
• b. Nociceptor
• c. Neuropathic
• d. Idiopathic

3. Which statement is true when observing behavior during a pain assessment?

• a. A patient who is polite, calm, and smiling is not experiencing pain.
• b. A patient who reports pain but does not display behavioral indicators of pain is not truly experiencing pain.
• c. Most patients who are experiencing pain usually show it by either verbal or nonverbal behaviors.
• d. Disorientation and irritability always indicate the patient is experiencing pain.

4. Which statement is true involving the assessment of pain?

• a. Nonverbal indicators of pain do not include mental status changes.
• b. A pain assessment does not include the patient’s psychosocial history.
• c. Diagnostic testing may be done to determine the cause or source of pain.
• d. There are no diagnostic tests that can assist in the assessment of pain.

5. For which reason are adjuvant drugs used?

• a. Providing coanalgesic effects
• b. Treating central nervous system pain
• c. Addressing pain caused by primary tissue damage
• d. Reducing addiction to prescription opioids

6. Which intervention is a mind–body technique for pain management in which the patient learns to bring blood pressure or skin temperature under voluntary control?

• a. Biofeedback
• b. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
• c. Hypnosis
• d. Virtual reality therapy

7. Which information is included when teaching a patient and family about the use of naloxone for a drug overdose?

• a. Naloxone is effective for treating overdoses due to cocaine and amphetamines.
• b. It is never safe to administer naloxone to pregnant women.
• c. There are no known side effects from naloxone use.
• d. Both intranasal spray and parenteral forms of the drug are available.

8. Which action is recommended to address drug diversion behavior in a healthcare coworker?

• a. Check the agency’s written drug and alcohol policy and follow recommendations
• b. Directly intervene if the coworker is known to be selling or stealing drugs
• c. Ignore the situation since it is the responsibility of management to address
• d. Take on the coworker’s patient assignments so they can avoid losing their license to practice