Worksheet: Intermediate
Pain assessment
by Marie McCullagh & Ros Wright
ANSWER KEY
Nursing lessons answer key
B Key words 1b.
constant all the time
1. Duration frequent often
2. excruciating intermittent from time to time
3. subjective persistent keeps coming back
4. articulate infrequent not often
5. onset
6. radiates
2.
7. intensity
8. evaluate 1. burning
9. objective 2. shooting
10. Tenderness 3. stinging
4. gnawing
5. stabbing
C Comprehension check
1. F F Follow-up
2. F
3. T Heart attack: crushing, radiating
4. F Cystitis: burning
5. T Migraine: throbbing, nauseating
Pleurisy: sharp
D Vocabulary development
1a.
bearable unbearable
__________
tolerable __________
excruciating
__________
mild __________
stabbing
__________
dull __________
intolerable
__________
intense
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