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Fifth Vital sign
Fifth vital sign #2
Comfort measures
CAM #1
CAM #2
100
Increased Blood Pressure, Increase Respiration, Increased Heart Rate
What are the signs of acute pain?
100
Only the patient knows: Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing when ever he says it does.
What is the first step in assessment of pain?
100
Hypnosis-suggestions
What is a type of alternative treatment that is non-invasive?
100
CAM: 1.in conjunction with 2.In place of
What is complementary and alternative medicine? What does complementary mean? What does alternative mean?
100
Aromatherapy
What is a form of a biological base therapy? What do you need to ask the patient about?
200
TENS operations
What do you need to do to the electrodes?
200
Receptors that can be found in the skin, joints or viscera.
What are Nociceptive pain receptors?
200
1. On for 15 min........2. Cloth or padding inbetween
What is the protocol when using an Ice Pack? What must come between the ice or heat pack and the skin?
200
Combining a pain medication with the technique of Imagery
What is a form of complementary medicine?
200
Chiropractic
What is Body based therapy works with alignment and back pain?
300
Symptoms are dull, constant, shooting, tingling or burning
What is a chronic illness?
300
1.Pain that results from damage to the nerves 2. Diabetic neuropathy, HIVand AIDS, Cancer
What is Neuropathic pain? What are an examples of Neuropathic pain? concept map Page592
300
Sleeping pills and sleep aids
What interferes with REM sleep?
300
1.Acupuncture.....2. HIV
What form of alternative medicine uses needles? What do you need to be careful about or check with the therapist about?
300
A mind body therapy that gives you feedback
What is biofeedback?
400
Acute,Chronic,Nociceptive, Neuropathic , Phantom
What are the types of pain?
400
NREM....stage 1,2,3,4
What is the time when the body receives the most rest? ATI says stage 4 but book says Stage3 is Coma, delta sleep, high voltage slow brain waves. P. 605 DeWitt book
400
Ayurveda
What is a type of alternative medicine that uses special diets and purgatives?
400
Reiki, Therapeutic Touch
What are energy therapies?
500
Stimulation through afferent neurons leading to spinal nerves and then the brain
What is the gate control theory ?
500
Decreased respiratory rate and observe and clean site of insertion
What are side effects of epidural analgesia? Epidural (outside the dural space)
500
Naps ok in day hours and less sleep at night
What are patterns of sleep for the elderly?
500
Use of a repetitive stimuli or focus= meditation
What is a form of a mind body intervention (a complementary technique) that can help with hypertension
500
Question patients about the use of CAM therapies in a non-judgmental manner
What are nursing interventions regarding CAM? Know or ask about side effects: Gingko biloba? Coumadin?