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Assessment
Medications
Nursing Interventions
Modes of Delivery
Miscellaneous
100
PQRST
What is a method for completing a thorough pain assessment?
100

Opioids, Non-opioids, and Adjuvants

What are three classifications of medications used to treat pain?

100

Believe the patient, respect the client’s response to pain, be with the patient often

What are nursing actions that promote effective pain relief.

100
Patient gets almost immediate relief with this type of pain med administration
What is the IV push method?
100
Increased heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate along with agitation are all examples of

What are stress responses to acute pain not well controlled?

200
Pain that comes back or is uncontrolled before the next pain medication dose is due
What is "Breakthrough Pain"
200
These inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and cellular responses during inflammation
What is the action of non-opioids to control pain?
200

Fear of addiction, worry about side effects, inadequate pain assessment.

What are barriers to effective pain relief.

200
A drug delivery system that allows clients to self-administer opioids with minimal risk to overdose.
What is a PCA pump?
200

Bleeding disorders, GI disturbances, renal and hepatic dysfunction

What are the possible side effects of long term use of NSAIDS?

300
Pain Assessment 30 minutes after this type of delivery method for pain medicine
What is IM injection?
300
Tylenol, Motrin, Aspirin
What are three non-opioids used to treat mild to moderate pain?
300

In collaboration with the patient, a pain rating where the patient is comfortable is determined.

What is a comfort goal?

300

A catheter is inserted in the back (just outside the spinal membrane) in order to pump in pain meds and anesthetics

What is an epidural?

300

Respiratory depression, nausea, constipation, altered mental processes, physical dependence, over sedation.

What are the possible side effects of Opioid administration?

400
Pain Assessment 30-60 minutes after this type of pain medication administration
What is oral administration of pain meds?
400

fentanyl, morphine sulfate, hydromorphone

What are three examples of opioids used to treat moderate to severe pain

400

Reposition patient, provide a back rub, use a TENS unit

What are non-pharmacological interventions.

400

A nurse use two patient identifiers prior to administering IV Morphine.

What is the medication safety right of the right patient?

400

A NANDA that addresses the potential for decreased respiratory rate after administration of an Opioid

What is "Risk for ineffective breathing pattern"?

500

A scale used to assess the behaviors of patients to determine if they are in pain

What is the Behavioral Pain Scale?

500

These act on the CNS to produce a combination of depressing and stimulating effects. Bind with opiate receptors in the brain to modify the perception of pain

What is the pharmacological action of Opiods to control pain?

500

Relaxation, massage, guided imagery and acupressure are all examples.

What are complementary or alternative therapies

500

Pain Medications are scheduled routinely every 8 hours in the first days post-op.

What is "Around the Clock" administration of pain meds?

500

Narcan is an example of this

What is a narcotic antagonist? (reverses effects of narcotics/opioids)