WEEK 4 - LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PAIN ASSESSMENT Flashcards
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LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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- A - The patient is spontaneously ALERT
- V - The patient will respond to a VERBAL stimulus
- P - The patient will respond to a PAINFUL stimulus
- U - The patient is UNRESPONSIVE
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CAUSES OF ALTERATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS
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- Hypoglycaemia
- Brain Injury
- Hypotension
- Fluid/electrolyte imbalance
- Disturbances of oxygenation
- Epilepsy
- Alcohol/Drugs
- Sepsis
3
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WHAT IS PAIN
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· “Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever the experiencing person says it does.” (McCaffery, 1968)
4
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STARTING POINT QUESTIONS
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- Do you have pain when resting
- If you were to move or take a deep breath would you have pain
5
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DIFFERENT TYPE OF PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL - VISUAL ANALOGUE SCORE
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· Rate the pain
· Point to the spot on this 10ccm line that indicates the pain you are experiencing now
6
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DIFFERENT TYPE OF PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL - COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT- PQRST
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- 0 TO 10
- 0 NO PAIN TO 10 WORST POSSIBLE PAIN
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