Week 2 Flashcards
Psychosocial health
Well-being in social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of one’s life
Comfort
Feeling of contentment
Factors that affect comfort
Temperature,
ventilation,
Drafts,
Odours,
Noise
Lightning
You promote rest
By meeting ones needs
Rested means
To be calm, at ease, relaxed and free from anxiety and stress
Pain is
Physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
Acute pain
Felt suddenly, last less then 6 month
Chronic pain or persistent pain
Last longer then 6 months
Radiating pain
Not just felt at the site of tissue damage but extends to nearby areas as well
Referred pain
Felt in part of the body separate from the source of the pain
Phantom limb pain
Is felt in a body part that is no longer there
PQRSTU
Provoking cause
Quality of pain
Region of pain
Severity of pain
Timing of pain
The clients understanding of the pain
Factors that determine the amount of sleep an individual needs
Age
Physical condition