| Question | Percent correct scores (%) | Percent incorrect scores (%) |
| 1. Observable changes in vital signs needed to verify pain | 28.7 | 71.3 |
| 2. Distraction equates with low pain intensity | 43.1 | 56.9 |
| 3. Patient may sleep in spite of severe pain | 37.4 | 62.6 |
| 4. Comparable stimuli in different people produce the same intensity of pain | 46.7 | 53.3 |
| 5. Non-drug interventions rarely helpful for severe pain | 42.4 | 57.6 |
| 6. Respiratory depression not common in opioid users | 61.5 | 38.5 |
| 7. Aspirin 650 mg PO analgesic effect equal to Demerol 50 mg PO | 50.3 | 49.7 |
| 8. WHO ladder suggests single analgesic agents | 30.3 | 69.7 |
| 9. Phenergan is a reliable potentiator of opioid analgesic | 51.7 | 48.3 |
| 10. Substances abusers should not be given opioids for pain | 31.9 | 68.1 |
| 11. Elderly patients require less opioid for pain | 46.2 | 53.8 |
| 12. Patient should endure pain before using medication | 34.6 | 65.4 |
| 13. Religious/cultural beliefs influence pain perception | 65.6 | 34.4 |
| 14. Patient’s response helps in deciding the adjusted doses | 48.3 | 51.7 |
| 15. Patient should use non-drug therapies alone | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| 16. Placebo useful for determining existence of pain | 44.6 | 55.4 |
| 17. Heat and cold should be applied only to painful area | 59.2 | 40.8 |
| 18. Patient’s self-report of pain is the most reliable indicator of pain | 61.3 | 38.7 |
| 19. Sedation, nausea, constipation are common side effects of opioid analgesics | 60.6 | 39.4 |
| 20. Physician’s orders limits nurse pain management role | 63.1 | 36.9 |
| 21. Pain assessment by physician or nurse is more accurate than patient’s self-report | 37.6 | 62.4 |