Signs and Symptoms
Clenching Teeth
What is non-verbal clues of pain?
Rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription pain killers/drugs beginning in the late 1990s and continuing for the next 2 decades
Any undesirable or unintended effect of a drug
Definition of pain
What is whatever the patient says it is?
Emvironmental manipulation-example soft lights, soft music, warm blankets-are examples of what type of intervention?
What is a physical intervention?
Gnawing
What is a description of physical pain?
Opioid addiction can lead to tolerance and eventually lead to what?
What is dependence?
May require further treatment with other drugs or even hospitalization
What is a Significant Adverse Drug Reaction?
Pain sensitivity decreases with age
What is a pain myth?
True or False: Pain is natural and necessary
What is true?
When doctors stopped prescribing pain medications, people were forced to turn to this to manage their addiction and even treat their pain.
What is Heroin?
Rash that gets worse or has raised welts
What is sign and symptom of skin reaction as a result of an adverse drug reaction?
When your personal experience with pain may unknowingly influence your response to your client's pain
What is a hidden bias?
Observing for and reporting signs and symptoms of pain
How can I help my client with physical pain?
In 2015, the US DEA stated overdose deaths, especially from pain killers and Heroin have reached what type of levels?
What are epidemic levels?
Change in heart rhythm shortly after taking medication
What is sign and symptom of cardiac reaction as a result of an adverse drug reaction?
Client who minimized their pain because they don't want to upset their family
Who is a client at risk for undertreatment of their pain?
Lasts longer than 3 to 6 months
What is chronic pain?
Looking for advances and better practices for pain management
What is the US Dept of Health and Human Services doing to help with the Opioid Crisis?
Notify the Case Manager and possibly call 911
What to do when you notice a possible adverse drug reaction
What is False?