Nurb Test 3: chronic pain Flashcards
-Unpleasant sensory and/or emotional (suffering) experience.
Two components of pain: Physical and suffering experience
-don’t judge what a person calls pain, evaluate pain based on what they say it is
Pain has a lot of cultural influences: tx differently
Musculosceletal System: Persistent Pain
- guard body part, grimace, crying, other vocalization=grown or grunt, clinch jaw, contract non-affected muscles
Nonverbal showing pain
- everyday bangs, bumps, nicks and cuts , lasts a short amount of time Example: Occasional headache caused by stress., fall off bike
Transient Pain
- short period of time then goes away, lasts several months but goes away slowly less than 3 months, sudden onset
the body’s predictable response to adverse chemical, thermal, or mechanical stimulus.
Tx: sufficient dose on schedule q 4 hours rather than pca
Acute pain
- is persistent, not amenable to routine pain controls. Way beyond initial injury, more than 3 months
regional pain syndrome= certain area way after surgery is over
-May start with an injury or disease, but persists well after the injury is healed or disease is cured.
-Brain is thought to develop a memory for pain much like the skill of learning to ride a bicycle is never unlearned.
-periods of waxing and waning
Chronic pain
- pain both above/below waste and on right side/ left side of body to dx
-Chronic pain syndrome
-3 to 6 million Americans, more frequently diagnosed
-Long time thought it was psychological
Mostly women – some men
World Health Organization recognized as a disease in 1990.
Fibromyalgia
- manifests chronic nature of pain Widespread pain At least 3 months left & right sides of the body above and below the waist, Axial pain (central part of the body) Non-cardiac chest discomfort Fatigue Sleep disturbance Headache Irritable bowel Irritable bladder Memory loss- bc meds, pain, or not enough sleep
Characteristics of FMS
Pain (not just tenderness) in 11 of 18 specific tender points
Digital pressure of 4K
Diagnosing FMS
= most reliable indicator of pain intensity is Pain Assessment scales:
Self-report
= bad for not coherent, as long as still won’t experience as much , hard to transfer feeling into number
Numerical
= intensity
Ex: Burning, stabbing, throbbing, aching, tightens, pulling,
-Call it something else not pain=ppl think it means out of control
Frequency= how often, is it different
word descriptor scale
elevation of bp and hr= could be due to something else- goes up bc anxiety and frustration
Restless, moan or grown= true with people with dementia
Assessing not cognitively intact :
- Belief that compared to younger persons, older patients experience less pain= false just have more experience and except suffering more
- May use the words burning, discomfort, aching, soreness, heaviness, tightness
- Say they want pain pill but don’t look like it= most of time nurse will cut back and say they are drug seeker: faking it to the public
- Biggest concern greatest fear about surgery or dying is that they are going to be in pain no one will champion her cause- get meds they need
- Failure to apply standardized assessment instruments.
- Belief that the cognitively impaired elderly cannot be assessed for pain- use standardized tool
- Misinterpretation of cognitively impaired person’s behavior is unrelated to pain. Ex: moaning lady
Barriers to Pain Relief in Elderly
- Not decreased pain, but decreased ability to report pain.
- Changes in function, vocalizations (moaning, groaning, crying)
- Changes in gait: not standing up straight
- Withdrawn: from family and friends
- Agitated Behavior
- Reports from caregivers :know when they will give meds
- maintain a pain log
Assessing Pain the Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
- patient or caregiver
Time, Relief obtained, Pain Location, Side effects, Intensity , frequency, Other pain relief strategies, Medication, Activity and Mood.
*Mood can change how they feel
Maintain a Pain Log/Diary
- other factors
Decrease Quality of life,
Depression- different levels usually on SSRI
Hopelessness
Suffering=never ending, will never go away, effect lifestyle, can’t maintain home or job/ acute won’t mention
Decreased Socialization
Sleep disturbance- usually take meds, trouble waking up, other med during the day that is a stimulant
Impaired ambulation
Suicidal ideation- not being able to deal with it anymore
Decreased appetite and food intake
Increased health care utilization and costs.
Slower rehab
Consequences of Chronic Pain
Combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies Goal: pain meds need to be adjusted Optimal pain relief - minimal side effects=Constipation, nausea, Sedation, gastric distress.Bowel regimen when opioid begun laxatives and stool softeners.
: toxic levels, used for Mild to moderate pain
= bleeding tendency a lot of bruising
Treatment of Persistent Pain
Acetaminophen
Ibuprofen
Over the counter drugs Prescription Medications Heat/Cold* Exercise* Education Programs* -*Recommended for older adults by Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Traditional Pain Relief Measures
- look like narcotic
The American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN)
position is that: they should not be used by any route of administration in the management of pain in any patient regardless of age or diagnosis.
-Better than 40 percent rate to use, isn’t effective only works 20- 40 percent of time
Use of Placebos
mind over matter, will receive and it will relieve pain
Placebo effect:
might not get any relief but know that they should, decreases trust, long term problems with trust possibly
Down side: placebo
use traditional, western medicine Oral medications Epidurals- very effective Steroid Injections Nerve blocks Trigger Point Injections Joint blocks Morphine Sulfate Pump Can give a lot of relief, major hospitals have one Some nurses are trying to coordinated group programs, healing touch, massage therapy= multiple ways to deal with pain
Chronic Pain Clinics:
- healing system with different culture or origin
- Used alone not with conventional medicine
- In combination with other alternative therapies
- Often constitute healing systems with a different origin outside the realm of accepted western medical theory and practice
Alternative Therapies
A. : balance each other, balance of mind body and spirit
dev in india
imbalance of persons life force (prana) and basic metabolic condition ( dosha)
Specific lifestyle interventions major preventative and therapeutic approach
Each person is prescribed individual diet and exercise program based on dosha, herbal preparations are added for preventative or regenerative purposes. Yoga breathing exercises and meditative techniques are also used
alternative therapies
Ayurveda
= wooden structure or tent, build hot fire with a lot of hot water/ smoke and sage involved, sort of like a sauna/ cleans and purifying
native therapies 1. sweat lodge
alternative therapies
- Navajo= spirts will heal sick person /
- Singing or dancing
native therapies
alternative therapies
- pray for people having faith= Christian
alternative therapies native american
- tea has aspirin in it
Willow bark
alternative therapies
native therapies
- Acupuncture
- massage therapy
- Q-gong
- Tai chi
- Herbal medicine
- Heat therapy
alternative therapies
- use collectively
Used in addition to conventional Western therapies
Often consistent with physiological principles of Western medicine
Becoming established in mainstream medicine.
Complementary Therapies
- Distraction, Relaxation, Biofeedback, Acupuncture, TENS, Massage, Prayer & Spiritual healing, Hypnosis
Recommended for older adults by Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing:
complementary therapies
- take in as many elements as possible
1. Health care practitioner considers the whole person
Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual aspects.
Preventive therapies now instead of just taking care of when they occur
Practitioner educates and treats the person to prevent health problems from arising
Does not necessarily treat symptoms after problems have occurred.
Holistic Therapies
(Biofields)
magnet therapy : influence field
light therapy: need 20 min of sun everyday bc need for mood restoration: anxious, sad
People with depression almost become immobilized
Electromagnetic fields
energy based interventions
herbal medicine for pain
capsicum
turmeric
chaparral/creosote
wintergreen
peppers, used in lotion, irritation used for analgesics, ointments have in help to close gate, affects substance p= mediator of pain stimuli
problem: stinging, eye irritation
capsicum:
- what is in curry, make powder and capsule, used as anti-inflammatory, affective as nsaid
Turmeric
- Mexican traditional, make tea to help with arthritic pain
Affects liver and causes problem
Chaparral/Creosote
- produces skin reddening affect, helps with joints and ligaments
Wintergreen
-use substances found in nature for their impact on health and wellness
Biological-Based Therapies
therapies that use or manipulate energy fields
Energy Therapies-
-meditative physical exercise, slow movement, require focused breathing
. Qi Gong
-used to treat pain the causative agent , Alternative medicine
-Attempts to treat “like with like.”
-holds the belief that treating the sick with extremely diluted agents that causes the illness.
Like a vaccine- gives you a little bit of the agent that causes the disease it will help the person bring up their own natural defenses
Self healing system
Homeopathy