How does it travel?
Spreads to another area
What is
Radiating Pain?
Severe abdominal cramping
What is
Colicky?
Patient complains of pain in his back that is 8/10? What is your first action?
Can you describe the pain?
Assess pulse deficit
What is obtain apical pulse at the same time another nurse obtains the radial pulse?
What is assess apical and radial pulse at same time?
Heart rate
What is 60-100?
Felt in an area away from the actual source of pain.
What is
Referred Pain?
Sharp pain such as associated with a skin laceration
What is
Cutaneous Pain?
You notice indications of respiratory distress. What is the nurse's first action?
What is assess vital signs especially respiratory rate and oxygen saturation?
Assess the pain in someone with the inability to communicate
What are
Assess for non-verbal S/S of pain: restlessness, facial grimacing, guarding
Vital signs S/S of pain: increased BP, HR, and RR
Respiratory rate
What is 12-20?
Sudden, sharp pain that is short in duration
What is
Acute Pain?
Pins and Needles pain in leg and or foot
What is
Neuropathic Pain?
Client has dizziness when changing positions. What is your next action?
What is assess blood pressure sitting and standing?
Questions to ask related to recent activities before taking a blood pressure?
What is
Have you smoked, exercised, or had caffeine within the last 30 minutes?
BP
What is Systolic less than 120
and
Diastolic less than 80
Pain that lasts more than 3 months and may be described as disabling.
Pain that lasts more than 3 months and may be described as disabling.
Another name for musculoskeletal pain
What is
Somatic pain?
Client is complaining of pain and chills after surgery. What is your first assessment?
What is vital signs?
Questions to ask before taking an oral temperature?
What is
Have you smoked, eaten or drank anything in the last 15-30 minutes?
Oral Temperature
What is 97.5 to 99.5 ?
Severe, unrelenting pain that does not respond to pain relief measures
What is
Intractable Pain?
Pain that is felt even after the affected body part has been removed
What is
Phantom Limb Pain?
Client has respirations of 8. What is your first action?
What is assess oxygen saturation?
You are taking a BP in the upper arm. Name three Physical assessments that you need to assess before continuing?
(Not missing an arm 🤪)
What is a mastectomy, location of IV, or rash/sore on arm?
Oxygen Saturation
What is
Greater than (>) 95%