Exam Preview for 1210: Pain Management I: Introducing the Pieces of

Pain Management I: Introducing the Pieces of the Quality Pain Management Puzzle

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1. How many Americans are living with chronic pain? 25 million 40 million 60 million More than 100 million
2. What percentage of men NOT in the labor force take prescription pain medication daily? 33% 45% 67% 90%
3. Pain is a uniquely individual and ______________ experience objective relational diverse subjective
4. What is acute pain? A effect of ongoing pain Pain that usually lasts less than 6 months Pain that is not treatable Pain that usually lasts more than 6 months
5. All of the following factors influence pain perception EXCEPT: Age Culture Socioeconomic status Memories of past pain experiences
6. Which of the following is NOT a category of pain: Nociceptive Emotional Neuropathic Holistic
7. What is a characteristic of therapeutic communication skills? Acceptance Negativity Stereotyping Passive Listening
8. Which of the following is true about opioid prescribing, based on this presentation? Most prescriptions are written for 5 - 10 tablets Most patients take all of the opioids prescribed post surgery Patients are overprescribed opioids after surgery and extra opioids end up in the community All of the above
9. We treat acute pain to: Prevent chronic pain Improve healing Promote function All of the above
10. What is NOT a prescriber barrier to safe and effective pain management? Widespread variability in knowledge Increased understanding on pain assessment tools Training is inadequate among prescribers Misconceptions about assessment