Nsg-300 Exam 3 Practice Questions With Complete Solutions

When a smiling and cooperative patient complains of discomfort, nurses caring for this patient often harbor misconceptions about the patient's pain. Which of the following is true? A. Chronic pain is psychological in nature B. Patients are the best judges of their pain C. Regular use of narcotic analgesics lead to drug addiction D. Amount of pain is reflective of actual tissue damage {Ans: Answer: B}During rounds on the night shift, you note that a patient stops breathing for 1 to 2 minutes several times during the shift. This condition is know as: A. Cataplexy B. Insomnia C. Narcolepsy D. Sleep Apnea {Ans: Answer: D}An 82-year-old man tells the nurse that he is having difficulty hearing and that he has "too much earwax." Considering the patient's age, which question would the nurse ask? A. "Have you ever experienced impacted earwax?" B. "Do you have an upper respiratory infection?" C. "Do you swim in a pool with chlorinated water?" D. "Have you noted a change in the color of the earwax?" {Ans: Answer: A Obstruction of the ear is most often caused by impacted cerumen.}An older adult patient with bilateral hearing loss wears a hearing aid in her