HESI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM LATEST UPDATE

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An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is best for the nurse to take to assess this patient’s pain? a. Assess the patient’s body language. b. Ask the patient to rate the l... evel of pain. c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased heart rate. d. Have the patient describe the effect of pain on the ability to cope A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and is experiencing severe pain. The patient’s blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally, the patient does not appear to be in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic? “Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe a. your pain?” b. “OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers immediately.” c. “What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?” d. “You do not look like you are in pain.” A nurse teaches the patient about the gate control theory. Which statement made by a patient reflects a correct understanding about the relationship between the gate control theory of pain and the use of meditation to relieve pain? “Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming a. through the gate.” “Meditation alters the chemical composition of pain neuroregulators, b. which closes the gate.” “Meditation will help me sleep through the pain because it opens the c. gate.” d. “Meditation stops the occurrence of pain stimuli.” [Show More]

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