ATI Pain management – Flashcards

A patient who has been experiencing frequent, severe migraine headaches tells the nurse she has heard that biofeedback is effective in treating migraines. The patient asks the nurse to describe how this pain-relief method works. The nurse would replay that biofeedback involves

a nurse is preparing to administer a dose of intravenous morphine sulfate for a postoperative pt. which of the following is a pain management protocol that should be used by the nurse

A nurse is caring for a patient just transferred from the PACU following an abdominal hysterectomy. The patient is receiving PCA with IV morphine sulfate 2 mg every 15 min with a 30 mg/4 hr lockout. One hour after the patient has returned to the unit, the patient tells the nurse that her pain is still unbearable. The nurse checks the PCA monitor and determines that the patient has made six attempts within the last hour. Which of the following actions should the nurse take after performing a pain assessment?

During a pain assessment, a nurse asks questions about the quality of an adult patient's pain. Which of the following statements by the patient refers to pain quality?

a nurse is about to use the Wong-Baker FACES pain scale to assist a pt in assessing his pain level. which should the nurse know in order to use this pain scale?

a nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency department with severe pain following a fall from a ladder. Initial assessment reveals long term use of opioids for chronic pain. Which of the following provider prescriptions for initial pain relief should the nurse question

a nurse is caring for two patients of different cultural backgrounds. Both patients returned from the same type of surgery 2 hrs ago. Which should the nurse expect to be the same for both patients?