Pain

Question 1

What are the four classifications of pain?

Answer 1

1. Location
2. Duration e.g. acute, chronic
3. Intensity
4. Aetiology (the cause) e.g. nociceptive pain & neuropathic pain

Question 2

What are the key strategies of pain management?

Answer 2

1. acknowledging and accepting clients pain
2. Assisting
3. Reducing misconceptions
4. Reducing fear and anxiety
5. Prevention

Question 3

What are the routes of delivery for analgesics? (10)

Answer 3

1. Oral
2. Sublingual (under the tongue) or buccal (in gums)
3. Intranasal (the nose)
4. Rectal
5. Transdermal
6. Parenteral routes - subcutaneous, intramuscular, IV
7. Intraspinal
8. Nerve block
9. Plantable pumps
10. PCA (machine)