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daltonest1984 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse knows that which statement is true regarding the pain experienced by infants?

a. Pain in infants can only be assessed by physiologic changes, such as an increased heart rate.
b. The FPS-R can be used to assess pain in infants.
c. A procedure that induces pain in adults will also induce pain in the infant.
d. Infants feel pain less than do adults.

Question 2

A patient has been admitted to the hospital with vertebral fractures related to osteoporosis. She is in extreme pain. This type of pain would be classified as:

a. Referred.
b. Cutaneous.
c. Visceral.
d. Deep somatic.

ntsoane kedibone · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
If a procedure or disease process causes pain in an adult, then it will also cause pain in an infant. Physiologic changes cannot be exclusively used to confirm or deny pain because other factors, such as medications, fluid status, or stress may cause physiologic changes. The FPS-R can be used starting at age 4 years.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Deep somatic pain comes from sources such as the blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone. Referred pain is felt at one site but originates from another location. Cutaneous pain is derived from the skin surface and subcutaneous tissues. Visceral pain originates from the larger, interior organs.