Multiple-choice questions | n (%) |
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The most accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is: The patient*. | 69 (79.3%) |
The correct wording when using the Numeric Rating Scale is: Can you give your pain a score between 0 & 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 the worst imaginable pain. | 57 (65.5%) |
Effective management of acute pain is a fundamental component of: Quality patient care. | 55 (63.2%) |
Pain is believed to play a major part in the activation of the ‘stress’ response to injury, leading to all the below, EXCEPT: Decreased coagulability. | 24 (27.6%) |
With regards to pain, all the following descriptors are applicable EXCEPT: Always associated with actual tissue damage. | 20 (23.0%) |