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What is the first step in nursing measures to promote sleep?

  • Avoiding intake of stimulants such as tea and coffee before bedtime
  • Identifying and correcting causes of sleep deprivation (correct)
  • Administering analgesic and hypnotic medication before sleep
  • Providing the patient with adequate nutrition and exercises

What is transduction in the context of pain?

  • Movement of pain impulses from the site of receiving nociceptor to the spinal cord
  • Inhibition of the pain impulse
  • The point at which a person becomes aware of pain
  • Conversion of energy from pain stimuli to electrical energy (correct)

What is pain perception?

  • The sum of complex activities in the CNS that shape the character and intensity of pain perceived (correct)
  • Inhibition of the pain impulse
  • The movement of pain impulses from the site of receiving nociceptor to the spinal cord
  • The point at which a person becomes aware of pain

What is the reflex arc?

<p>The path taken by motor impulses from the peripheral muscle to the brain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the physiological factors that influence pain?

<p>Age, fatigue, and genes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is neuropathic pain?

<p>Pain that arises from injury to the nervous system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of massage as a non-pharmacologic intervention for pain relief?

<p>To improve circulation and provide cutaneous stimulation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which non-pharmacologic intervention involves the use of hot and cold applications?

<p>Applications of hot and cold (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is movement of the body important for pain relief?

<p>It relieves muscle spasm and provides a degree of pain relief (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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