When evaluating a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain would be:
a. Arthritic pain.
b. Fibromyalgia. c.
Kidney stones.
d. Low back pain.
ANS: C
Acute pain is short-term and dissipates after an injury heals, such as with kidney stones. The other conditions are examples of chronic pain during which the pain continues for 6 months or longer and does not stop when the injury heals.
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A) Jitteriness B) Constipation C) Excessive sleepiness D) A distended abdomen
According to Sigmund Freud's theories, human development is a series of psychosexual stages that are overlapping stages and occur in predictable patterns. Which statement is an example of the stage referred to by Freud as the anal stage?
A) The child who finds satisfaction through making noises and crying B) The child who recognizes the physical differences between boys and girls C) The child who has a desire to mold and control the environment D) The child who is beginning to develop a sense of moral responsibility
The nurse determines that a child has insufficient calcium in the diet and is at risk for hypocalcemia. What may be caused by hypocalcemia?
A) Cardiac arrhythmias B) Neurologic damage C) Kidney failure D) Urinary tract disorders
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A. "Relaxation techniques will often decrease anxiety." B. "Antianxiety medicine should be used until anxiety is gone." C. "Antianxiety medicine should not be used indefinitely." D. "Therapy may help identify where this anxiety comes from." E. "Different medications are required for treating anxiety than for treating difficulty sleeping."