Pain

Question 1

Pain Definition

Answer 1

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage - Nolan

Question 2

Suffering

Answer 2

When someone does not know or does not understand why they are in pain

Question 3

3 Aspects of Pain

Answer 3

1. Physical: physiology behind pain (tissue injury, nociceptive firing, chemical irritants)
2. Rational: understanding the pain (low at first, increases after initial eval with pt education)
3. Emotional: the patient’s concern about the intensity, duration, and effects of the condition on their lifestyle (high at first due to anxiety about situation, decreases after initial eval with pt education)