Pain Nursing

Question 1

What is tripoding?

Answer 1

A sign on difficulty breathing; putting arms behind body whilst in bed to help air enter lungs

Question 2

what position can you put a patient into to aid their breathing?

Answer 2

Sit them upright; provides the diaphragm with more space to move up/down to let in more air

Question 3

what is pre-emptive analgesia?

Answer 3

provision of analgesia before an event, such as surgery, which is known to be a cause for pain

Question 4

what is multimodal analgesia

Answer 4

the administration of two or more analgesic drugs which act by targetting different receptors along the pain pathway. these drugs can be administered by the same or different route(s).

Question 5

what does uncontrollable acute pain result in?

Answer 5

chronic pain

Question 6

what is visceral pain?

Answer 6

pain related to the interal organs of the body ; feels like an ache or pressure

Question 7

what is somatic pain?

Answer 7

pain felt in the skin, muscles, joints, and bones.

Question 8

what is neuropathical pain?

Answer 8

damage and or injury to the nerves