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How to Care for Pain
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AN UNPLEASANT SENSORY AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL TISSUE DAMAGE.
What is pain
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THIS IS A RELATIVE TERM...IT IS A SENSE OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL PEACE AND WELL-BEING.
What is comfort
100
WHEN YOU ASK A PATIENT TO RATE THEIR PAIN ON A SCALE OF 0 TO 10, WHAT PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL ARE YOU USING?
What is NUMERIC RATING SCALE
100
THIS TYPE OF PAIN IS MOST COMMON IN THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION.
What is ARTHRITIC PAIN
200
______ IS THE JOINT THAT CAUSES THE MOST PAIN IN OLDER ADULTS.
What is the knee
200
GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES CONTAIN WHAT TYPE OF VITAMINS?
What is B-complex
200
THIS USES ELECTRICAL CURRENTS, ELECTRODES ARE PLACED ON THE PAINFUL PART OF THE THE BODY.
What is TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION
200
THIS IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG FOR MILD TO MODERATE PAIN.
What is ACETAMINOPHEN
300
THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS ABRUPT ONSET AND LASTING A SHORT TIME.
What is acute pain
300
NAME A TYPE OF FOOD THAT PROTECTS AGAINST INFLAMMATION.
What is SALMON, TUNA, MACKEREL, FLAXSEED AND CANOLA OILS
300
THIS PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL CAN BE USED ON PERSONS WHO ARE EITHER COGNITIVELY NORMAL OR IMPAIRED.
What is MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONAIRE
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BEGIN WITH THE WEAKEST TYPE AND DOSAGE OF ANALGESIC AND GRADUALLY _____ AS NECESSARY.
What is INCREASE
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NAME 3 SIGNS THAT COULD INDICATE PAIN IN PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.
What is grimacing, crying, moaning, increased vital signs...
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GOALS SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE INTERVENTIONS PLANNED AND NEED TO BE WHAT?
What is REALISTIC, SPECIFIC, AND ACHIEVABLE
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DURING PAIN ASSESSMENT, QUESTIONS NEED TO FACILITATE DESCRIPTIVE RATHER THAN _____ ANSWERS TO OFFER BETTER INSIGHTS INTO THE PAIN EXPERIENCE
What is YES-OR-NO
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THE QUANTITY OF TIME NURSES HAVE TO SPEND WITH THEIR PATIENTS IS LIMITED, BUT THE ______ OF THAT TIME IS SIGNIFICANT TO COMFORTING AND HEALING
What is QUALITY
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NAME 3 EFFECTS OF UNRELIEVED PAIN.
What is limited mobility, lack/loss of appetite, depression, hopelessness, spiritual distress
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NAME 3 COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES.
What is ACUPUNCTURE, AROMATHERAPY, BIOFEEDBACK...
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____ IS ESSENTIAL TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE PAIN AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS
What is ONGOING ASSESSMENT
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NAME ONE OF THE WAYS TO GIVE COMFORTING NURSING CARE.
What is GIVING THE PATIENT UNDIVIDED ATTENTION, LISTENING ATTENTIVELY, EXPLAINING, TOUCHING, PERCEIVING