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Lesson 2.2 - Pain Assessment Flashcards

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Empathy

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-put yourself in the patients shoes
-you can’t feel their pain directly but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there

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Communication

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-communicate with your patients
-builds trust
-ie. I will be back in .5 hour to give your meds (and actually do it!)

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Advocacy

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-if the patient says they are in pain, they actually are in pain

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Presence + Compassion

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-show understanding and be authentic
-don’t mock the patient

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Providing Comfort

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-attend to physical, emotional, social, spiritual needs with compassion and authenticity
-can be just sitting quietly with patient

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Pain Interventions

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-various
-medication
-comfortable position
-hot/cold compress
-movement

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Nausea and Vomiting Interventions

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-medications
-hydration
-cool cloth

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Itching Interventions

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-medications
-heat/cold
-lotions

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Constipation Interventions

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-nutrition
-hydration
-ambulation
-medications

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Pain is Subjective

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-it is whatever the person says it is
-it occurs when the person says it does

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Physiology of Pain

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-brain perceives pain consciously
-everyone perceives pain differently due to natural opiate release
-sensory impulse leads to the release of an action potential (electrical message) and then neurotransmitter release (chemical message) in the synapse

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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-fight & flight
-increased respirations, HR, BP, blood glucose
-diaphoresis
-muscle tension
-dilated pupils
-nausea
-vomiting

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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-rest & digest
-pallor
-muscle tension
-decreased HR, BP
-rapid, irregular breathing
-weakness
-exhaustion

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Common Behavioural Responses to Pain

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-non-verbals (groaning, guarding, crying)
-physical and emotional exhaustion
-anxiety, fear
-depression, hopelessness
-irritability, anger
-fatigue, trouble sleeping

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Why is relieving pain important?

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-allows them to focus on things that will help (ie. mobility, eating) them heal instead of the pain they feel

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Older Adult (Under-reporting pain)

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-may think pain is a normal part of aging

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Stoic Individual (Under-reporting pain)

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-society respects those who suffer in silence

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Uninformed Person (Under-reporting pain)

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-may not know to ask for pain meds

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Marginalized Individual (Under-reporting pain)

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-don’t want to be stigmatized

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Misconceptions (Under-reporting pain)

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-some think pain medications will lead to addictions

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Acute Pain

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-identifiable cause
-predictable ending
-short duration
-pain stops with healing
-quick onset
-usually measurable/describable
-usually responds to analgesics
-dissipates once healing occurs

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Chronic Pain

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-persistent or intermittent
-may not have identifiable cause
-long term
-can result from acute pain
-vague symptoms
-may be difficult to manage

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Breakthrough Pain

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-pain breaks through medication that is controlling the pain
-need to advocate for dosage adjustment

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Cancer Pain

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-acute or chronic
-due to disease or treatment

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Children & Pain

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-difficulty expressing pain
-ask parents about words child usually uses to describe pain
-infants and young toddlers show behavioural responses to pain

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Older Adults & Pain

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-interpreting pain can be complicated by presence of multiple diseases
-confusion may complicate ability to recall details of pain
-ADLs, mobility, social activities may be reduced from pain

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Pain Assessment (Subjective)

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PQRSTU

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Provokes

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-what makes the pain worse or better?

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Quality

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-what does the pain feel like?

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Radiates

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-does the pain radiate?
-which region does it radiate to?

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Severity

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-on a scale of 1-10 how would you rate the pain?

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Timing

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-when did the pain start and how long does it last?

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Understanding

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-what do they think is causing the pain?

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Values

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-what do you want to get your pain level to so you can…?

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Other Assessment Considerations

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-physical causes
-behavioural effects
-nonverbals
-ADLs
-communication barriers
-alterations in perception
-culture
-spirituality

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Non-pharmacological Interventions

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-bed linens
-temperature
-patient positioning
-changing wet clothes and dressings
-preventing urinary retention and constipation
-distraction
-music
-acupuncture
-massage
-TENS

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NSAIDS

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non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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