Pain Basics
The most reliable indicator for a patient's pain
What is patient's self report
Pain described as burning, tingling, or like an electrical shock
What is neuropathic pain?
PQRST assessment "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T"
What is Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiating. Severity, Timing
Acetaminophen or NSAIDS
What is a nonopioid analgesics?
Counting backwards, watching videos on the Ipad or phone
What is distraction?
True or False:Severe pain will always cause a raise in blood pressure and heart rate?
False: Vital signs may remain within normal ranges even when a patient is experiencing severe pain.
Pain involving skin, muscles, bones and joints described as achy or throbbing that is well localized
What is somatic pain?
Used for patients that are unable to self-report
What is FLACC and PAINAD
This medication can potentially cause GI irritation and bleeding
What are NSAIDS?
Breathing exercises, meditation, yoga
What is relaxation?
A type of pain that has a sudden onset and is typically related to an injury. surgery, or illness
What is acute pain?
Abdominal pain that is described as pressure, cramping, and can be hard to pinpoint location
What is visceral pain?
This tool is used for a patient who can self report their on a scale from 0-10.
What is the numeric pain scale?
Morphine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone
What is an opioid analgesic?
Ice pack, heating pad
What is heat and cold therapy-cutaneous stimulation?
Pain that typically last more than 3-6 months
What is chronic pain?
Patients may have this type of pain from a myocardial infarction that is felt in the jaw or shoulder
What is referred pain?
Other functions that need to be assessed along with pain
What is sleep, mobility, and ADLs?
Sedation, Nausea, Constipation
What are potential adverse side effects of opioid analgesics?
Environmental changes that can impact pain management
What is reducing noise, promote sleep
The fifth vital sign
What is pain?
The steps/process in which pain travels
What is Transduction, Transmission, Perception, and Modulation
Age, fatigue, anxiety, stress, culture, personal beliefs
What are factors that influence pain?
Pain level, LOC, respiratory rate and quality, blood pressure, and adverse effects
What assessments that need to be performed while patient controlled analgesics?
Something the nurse does when a patient reports pain
What is assessment?