Described as tingling, shooting, or burning pain sensation.
What is neuropathic/nerve pain?
100
The resident or patient may be tossing and turning in bed or keep moving around.
What is restlessness?
100
When it comes to pain, the CNA, LPN and RN must ...
What is communicate with family/resident and each other.
100
The CNA may offer this and the CNA-nursing team must ensure that people who have had surgery get this at the time of admission AND as needed- or 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off.
What is cold therapy/ice?
100
All residents/patients have a right to this.
What is "You have the right to pain control."
200
Described as chronic, aching, dull, and possibly intense pain
What is arthritic pain.
What is joint pain or muscular pain.
200
The resident or patient may become loud, yelling, dismissive as a sign of being in pain.
What is anger?
200
At the time of admission the CNA and the RN must offer this to all orthopedic/ joint replacement admissions.
What is ice?
200
A CNA can offer __________ which is aimed at helping with relaxation.
What is music? Or What is television?
200
The pain scale should be used and when the pain gets to a ___ the resident/ patient should ask for pain relief.
*Do not let the pain get 'out of control'
What is the number 3.
300
This is real pain that is felt but is associated with a part of the body or condition that no longer exists.
What is Phantom Pain?
300
The resident or patient may start _________ their medications, to get out of bed, or move around because of pain.
What is refusing?
300
This is an important way to help distract from pain that a CNA, RN, LPN- anyone can engage with the resident or patient.
What is conversation?
300
In the evening time when a client is trying to relax, it may be beneficial for the CNA or nurse to offer this to help alleviate pain.
What is a backrub ?
300
_______ and _______ may need information on pain management and common signs of pain.
What is Family members and Patients
400
Ice and elevation are often great means of managing this type of pain. People may describe it as acute, sharp, aching, tight pain.
What is surgical pain?
400
The resident or patient may stop ___________ because of pain.
(There are 2 possible correct answers)
What is eating? and/or What is sleeping?
400
This type of change in position can be helpful at alleviating pain and can be performed by a CNA, LPN, or RN as one of the first non-pharmacological interventions to control pain.
What is elevation?
400
Anyone; the nurse, CNA, housekeeper, etc. can help control this to decrease pain
What is a comfortable environment?
*Making the room cooler or warmer may help with overall comfort and decrease pain.
400
This person is in charge of pain management and must ask for pain medication and tell the nursing team if they are feeling pain.
Who is the patient?
500
This is pain people deal with everyday, almost all day. It may have many different descriptors but commonly reported as dull, aching, radiating, throbbing, sore pain.
What is chronic pain?
500
The resident or patient may lean away from their sore side, "baby" their sore side, or hold a hand up over their injured body part. This behavior related to pain is called _______.
What is guarding?
500
The LPN, RN, CNA must ensure that they enter accurate pain data into the computer system.
AND
The
LPN and RN must use this consistently to have accurate pain documentation.
(may get 1/2 credit)
What is proper documentation?
and
What is the pain scale?
500
Often times sitting still can cause increased pain. The CNA can take charge and help the resident or patient to _________ if they want to.
What is ambulate?
*The CNA must follow the care plan, however if a resident is calling out asking to go for a walk the CNA can walk with them UNLESS the kardex says otherwise.