Which of the Following Statements Are True Regarding Pain Assessment

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true regarding pain assessment and management?

• A) The single most important assessment tool available to the nurse is the patient's self-report.
• B) The only way to assess pain in patients unable to verbalize because of mechanical ventilation is through observation of behavioral indicators.
• C) The concept of equianalgesia uses morphine as a basis for dosage comparison for other medications.
• D) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and application of heat or cold therapy stimulate the nonpain sensory fibers.
• E) Meperidine, a synthetic form of morphine, is much stronger and is given at lower doses at less frequent intervals.

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