Exam Preview for 1838: 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 Over 100 million 40 million 60 million
2. What percentage of men NOT in the labor force take prescription pain medication daily? 33% 45% 67% 10%
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. What factors influence pain perception? Age Culture A and B Socioeconomic Status
6. Which of the following are categories of pain: Nociceptive Emotional Neuropthic All of the above
7. What is a characteristic of therapeutic communication skills? Acceptance Negativity Stereotyping None of the Above
8. What do patients in pain want? Listen to me More medication Know me and my pain story A and C
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