Assessment
This is an "unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage".
What is Pain?
Medications commonly ordered for the treatment of mild pain (severity 1-4).
What is Acetaminophen; NSAIDs?
NEW QUESTION
Within one hour after PO pharmacological administration.
What is a complete pain assessment (PRN Response)?
Acute and chronic pain affects at least this many US adults.
What is approximately 100 million US adults?
With any reports of pain, inadequate pain relief, following pain-causing procedures or activities, and following pain management interventions or per physician order.
What is when Pain assessments and reassessments are completed?
These are long-acting opioids.
What is MS Contin, Oxycontin, Fentanyl patch?
Constipation, nausea and vomiting, pruritus, urinary retention, sedation, respiratory depression.
What are side effects of Opioids?
CLARIFY Documented every 4 hours
What is a pain assessment of the patient complaining of pain and/or being treated for pain
NEW QUESTION
These are 2 important assessments/findings that should always be communicated with healthcare provider.
What is a poor pain control and adverse effects?
SEE ANSWER
List 5 non-pharmacological pain management modalities.
LOOK AT FLOWSHEET What is - heat, ice, massage therapy, physical therapy, aromatherapy, guided imagery, laughter, music?
Fear of addiction, fear of side effects, inadequate pain assessment, and personal beliefs.
What are barriers to optimal pain management?
This is what is done when there are two medications ordered for the same level of pain.
What is contact the provider for clarification?
True or False: Proper assessment of pain is crucial for effective pain management.
What is True?
Try another scale or allow the patient to describe the pain in his or her own words
What to do if a patient is unable to adequately rate pain using one scale.
NEW QUESTION
CHANGE - Education of patients and family members is an essential component of…
What is comprehensive acute pain management?
A pain assessment should be completed on admission within.....
Evidence shows effective pain control results in 3 things.
What is: fewer complications, faster healing, earlier hospital discharge?
These are pain assessment tools used for cognitively impaired adults or non-verbal/preverbal pediatric patients unable to express their pain verbally.
What is "Behavioral & Physiologic Pain Assessment (for Cognitively Impaired Adult), the FLACC, and Behavioral-Physiologic Pain Scale?"
Appropriate pain assessment and reassessments; education regarding realistic goals for pain relief and plan of care; interprofessional collaboration; and managing care transitions.
REWORD
Five (5) elements of Effective nursing management of acute pain.
USE THIS ANSWER -Believing the patient's report of pain
NEW QUESTION
Evidence shows pain affects recovery in this way.
What is slow it down?