Pain Assessment Post Test (REHAB, MSW)
Name ________________________________ Date:
Program: Home Health __
Hospice
Score: ________
Infusions services ___
DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the best answers for the questions.
1. Pain is to be assessed:
a. weekly
b. on every visit
c. on admission and at the end of care
2. All of the following need to be documented
in the medical record related to the pain
assessment EXCEPT:
. a. Total breakthrough or PRN doses taken in a
24-hour period
b Pain score prior to taking medication
c Pain score 30 minutes after taking medication
d Any side effects, adverse effects; bowel
function
e. all of the pain medication taken in the last 2
weeks
3. Patient education related to pain and pain
management should include all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. how to rate their pain
b. when to notify their clinician or
therapist about their pain
c. methods of pain management
d. side effect of pain medication
e. instructions to phone 911 for any
pain they are having.
4. Which of the following is NOT true relating
to a bowel program for patients on opiod
therapy?
a. the clinician should educate the patient about
the importance of regular bowel movement when
taking narcotics
b. the clinician needs to only document bowel
function when the patient brings it up
c. the clinician should consult with the
physician when planning a bowel program
5 The goals of a pain management program are
to:
a. get the patients pain controlled to the level the
clinician decides is best for the patient.
b. get the patients pain controlled to the level the
clinician decides is best for the family
c. control the pain in the manner the patient
chooses
d. sedate the patient so they feel no pain at all
6. Non pharmacological pain management
modalities include all EXCEPT:
a. Exercise
b. Shifting positions
c. hyperventilation
d. Spiritual care / counseling
e. Stress management
7. If the patient has a complex history of chronic
pain, a more comprehensive pain assessment for
pain may include all EXCEPT:
a. A more detailed pain history, including pain
management interventions
b. Psychological assessment
c. Impact of pain on the patient’s quality of life
d. the patients family structure
8. The 6 parts of the pain history that need to be
assessed for your patients using the WILDAA
pneumonic include all EXCEPT:
a. weight
b. Words
c. Intensity.
d. Location
e. Duration,
f. Aggravating factors
________________________
3/2007
Answer Key:
1. b
2. e
3. e
4. b
5. c
6. c
7. d
8. a
3/2007