Pain in the Assessment
The most reliable indicator of pain
Patient self-report
This type of pain lasts longer than 6 months.
Chronic
This medication right is verified by asking the patient as well as verifying the information on the patient's wristband against the MAR.
Right patient.
This medication is often the first choice to relieve pain and reduce fever but can harm the liver if taken regularly or in large doses.
Acetaminophen
Patients and families experience this when grieving a loss that has not yet occurred.
Anticipatory grief.
The most appropriate scale to measure pain in infants or nonverbal adults.
FLACC
This non-pharmacological treatment contributes to the perception of pain and can include aromatherapy or guided imagery.
Distraction
Medications rights are verified at these 3 distinct points in the administration process.
Retrieval, preparation, at bedside.
A known opioid side effect that can be relieved with preventive nursing action, can also be treated with oral naloxone.
Constipation
Palliative care does not seek to extend quantity of life, but this instead.
Quality of life.
This type of pain is caused by tissue damage, injury, surgery, or other direct noxious stimuli.
Nociceptive pain
The acceptable level of cardiac chest pain
0
This right ensures safe, legal practice. If you didn't do this, it didn't happen.
Right documentation.
This opioid is generally used in high acuity settings such as PACU and ICU as it causes profound respiratory depression.
Fentanyl
This symptom, caused by relaxation of the airway and highly distressing for family, can be relieved by atropine or glycopyrrolate.
Death rattle.
This is another common descriptor for neuropathic pain, along with burning, numbness, or tingling.
Shooting
Heat should not be utilized for pain relief in the acute post-op patient due to this potential outcome.
increased bleeding/hemorrhage at the surgical site.
This leading cause of medication errors is exacerbated by staffing levels and assignment acuity.
Disctractions.
This class of medications, which includes gabapentin, is used to manage neuropathic pain.
anticonvulsant.
The name for the most commonly used framework for describing the grieving process- Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance.
Kubler-Ross stages of grief.
This abbreviated pain assessment allows nurses to identify critical factors contributing to pain in urgent and emergent situations.
PQRST
This substance protects your stomach from the acidic environment and is decreased in patients taking NSAIDS regularly.
Prostaglandins.
This type of communication is used to verify all verbal orders, as well as to communicate actions during emergency situations.
Closed-loop feedback.
To give 0.5mg of IV Hydomorphone (dilaudid) in a 1mg/ml vial, you would need this size syringe
1 ml.
This term describes dietary practice for hospice patients, allowing whatever foods may bring the patient joy or comfort, regardless of previous dietary restrictions.
Pleasure feeds.