Ideal HomeHealth Care, LLC
Assessing and Managing Pain in the Elderly Inservice Post-Test
Date :
1. Pain is a normal part of aging.
a. True
b. False
2. Older adults are at risk for under-treatment of pain due to:
a. Inadequate education of healthcare professionals
b. Health system cost concerns
c. Patient’s reluctance to report pain
d. Patient’s reluctance to take analgesics
e. a, c, d
f. All of the above
3. You can use the “0-10” numerical pain scale with
All
elderly patients.
a. True
b. False
4. Home health aides may often be the first to notice a patient’s pain based on the changes in their behavior.
a. True
b. False
5. Acetaminophen is generally considered the first line of treatment for
All
elderly patients with mild to moderate pain.
a. True
b. False
6. Pharmacologic Therapies are:
a. The most common treatment for pain control in older adults
b. Respond the same way in all older adults
c. Not affected by a patient’s age-related changes or disease processes
d. Best given through the least invasive route of administration
e. All of the above
f. a and d
7. Name any three (3) non-pharmacological techniques that can be used to provide pain relief in the elderly.
8. Elderly patients don’t receive proper pain management because:
(Circle correct letter)
.
a. They fear the drug’s side effects
b. They worry about becoming addicted to a drug
c. Don’t want to be perceived as a bothersome or “bad patient”
d. All of the Above
9. A patient’s description of their pain is the most reliable indicator of its existence and intensity.
a. True
b. False
10. Name any two (2) ways to assess pain in patients with cognitive or sensory impairments.
11. Describe the two (2) instances in providing pain control when the physician needs to be contacted.