UNDERSTAND ME
I am difficult to understand and means different things to different people.
What is pain?
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To determine pain intensity you need this
What is a reliable valid tool ?
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This pain scale involves six faces with different expression
What is the Visual pain rating scale
(Wong-Baker Faces also acceptable)
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In managing the client's pain I let them focus on pleasant thoughts to divert their focus
What is imagery?
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A serious complication that can lead to increased anxiety, acute pain and depression.
What is undertreatment of pain?
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If the tissue is injured, pain is caused by...
What is the release of chemicals that excites or activate nerve endings?
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Characteristics of pain such as; location, duration, quantity, quality.... are all
What are subjective indicators of pain?
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I am the type of pain that occurs in internal organs such as the stomach or intestines
What is visceral pain?
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A cutaneous (skin) stimulation used to treat pain
What is TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)?
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I can cause sedation, respiratory depression and even coma.
What is overdosing?
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Pain lasting 6 months
What is acute pain?
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These are initial objective indicators of pain
What are; High blood pressure, tachycardia, tachypnea, muscle tension, pallor
(Partial response accepted. SLIDE 7)
Somatic pain
What is pain that occurs in bones, joints, muscles, skin or connective tissues.
(Partial response accepted)
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To prevent inadvertent overdosing the client is the only person who should push this button
What is PCA?
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Overdosing is most common with this type of analgesic.
What is Opioid analgesic?
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Intermittent or constant pain lasting a year
What is chronic pain?
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With severe pain, objective findings include...
What are; nausea and vomiting, withdrawal, restlessness, guarding, grimacing, fainting.
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A type of chronic pain that has no know cause
What is idiopathic pain?
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These drugs are useful for treating neuropathic pain
What is adjuvant analgesics?
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One complication of Opioids that may cause dizziness on standing, nausea and vomiting....
What is orthostatic hypotension?
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Three things that affects how I am perceived.
What are:
culture, ethnicity, religious beliefs
family, support systems, gender, age, environment,
past experiences with pain, anxiety, stressors
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This pain rating is between 4-7 on the numeric pain scale
What is moderate pain?
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This type of pain occurs from abnormal or damaged pain nerves
What is Neuropathic pain?
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Anticonvulsants, antianxiety agents, and antiemetics are examples of this type of analgesic.
What is adjuvant analgesics?
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Clients are medicated with Docusate routinely to combat this complication of Opioids.
What is constipation?