AIIMS BBSR SNO - 2019
Nursing Foundation
Easy
Which of the following is a type of pain that is protective, temporary and usually self-limiting and resolves with tissue healing?
Appeared in: AIIMS BBSR SNO - 2019
Explanation
- Acute pain is defined as pain that has a rapid onset and is of short duration, varying from mild to severe.
- It serves a protective function, warning the individual of actual or potential tissue damage or organic disease.
- This type of pain triggers autonomic responses like increased heart rate and blood pressure.
- Crucially, acute pain is self-limiting and disappears once the underlying cause is resolved and tissue healing is complete.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option B: Chronic pain is incorrect because it is defined as pain that lasts beyond the normal healing period (typically longer than 3-6 months). It is persistent, not temporary or self-limiting.
- Option C: Nociceptive pain describes the mechanism of pain (activation of pain receptors due to tissue damage), not its temporal characteristics. While acute pain is a form of nociceptive pain, 'nociceptive' itself is a broader category that can include chronic conditions.
- Option D: Neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system. It is not typically protective, temporary, or resolved with simple tissue healing; it is often chronic and described as burning, shooting, or stabbing.
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Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Classification of Pain Types as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- Distinguishing between acute and chronic pain is a fundamental nursing responsibility as it dictates the entire plan of care, from assessment to intervention and evaluation.
- Acute pain management focuses on treating the underlying cause and providing analgesia to facilitate recovery (e.g., postoperative pain control to encourage mobility).
- Chronic pain management requires a long-term, often multidisciplinary approach, focusing on improving function and quality of life, and may involve non-pharmacological therapies, rehabilitation, and psychological support.
How to Approach the Question
- First, break down the question stem to identify the key descriptors of the pain being asked about: 'protective', 'temporary', 'self-limiting', and 'resolves with tissue healing'.
- Next, evaluate each option against these descriptors.
- Recall the definition of 'Acute pain'. It is a short-term response to injury that serves a protective role and resolves as the body heals. This is a direct match.
- Consider 'Chronic pain'. This is long-term and persists after healing, so it is the opposite of what the question describes.
- Analyze 'Nociceptive pain'. This refers to the type of stimulus (tissue damage), not the duration. It's too broad.
- Evaluate 'Neuropathic pain'. This refers to pain from nerve damage, which has different characteristics and is not typically temporary or resolved with simple tissue healing.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Classification of Pain Types
- Stem keywords: pain, protective, temporary, self-limiting, resolves with tissue healing
- Lead-in keywords: Which of the following
- Negative lead-in flag: false
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 Nursing Fundamentals Taylor p. 228-230
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) p. 8023-8025
E6 Gynecology Williams p. 270-327
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