Chronic pain sufferers

need to be educated about lifestyle management

Step analgesic ladder

determines starting point for pain medications

unusual sensations under the skin

patients on PCA pumps

need RN assessment at least every 2 hours

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1
chronic pain runs along which nervous system pathway
parasympathetic
sympathetic
sensoneural
gI tract
2
FLACC pain scale is used
for adolescent patients
for geriatrics 60-90
no longer used
for pediatrics 2-7
3
phanthom pain is
part of the grieving process
a hallucination
real and experienced
psychological
4
pain assessments use this model
narrative
COLDEST
P-E-S
COLDERR
5
nociceptors
are attached to catacholemines
are absent with chronic pain
detect tissue damage
detect afferent pathways
6
gerontologic pain is often
forgotten
exaggerated
under reported
over reported
7
pain reported at a 5 is
severe
throbbing
mild
moderate
8
pain from ovarian cysts is
visceral pain
referred pain
radiating pain
nociceptive pain
9
RNs role in pain
discharge teaching
prevent complications
medicating
improve economic workforce
10
chronic pain suffers
Have elevated vital signs
have grimacing and tense body language
often have absent pain behaviors
are diaphoretic
11
Pain is
whatever the patient says it is
Whatever the provider says it is
Whatever the nurses assesses it to be
Whatever the family says it is
12
WHO 3 is
Nurse practice act for pain
Step analgesic ladder
COLDERR pain standards
The retired WHO band
13
Chronic pain sufferers
are always able to heal eventually
need to be educated about lifestyle management
have oliguria
rate their pain a 10 on assessment
14
acute pain has these vital signs
decreased
decreased P and o2 sat
elevated
elevated BP and P lower R
15
Step analgesic ladder
assesses pain
Is updated regularly by RNs
Is Wong-Baker's pain assessment tool
determines starting point for pain medications
16
dysthesia is
neuropathic pain
allodynia
unusual sensations under the skin
intractable pain
17
tingling and burning sensations are
neuroopathic pain
allodynia
phanthom pain
visceral pain
18
patients on PCA pumps
use guided imagery for most pain control
need RN assessment at least every 2 hours
can have unlimited amounts of pai medications
must be assessed every 8 hours
19
when someone has pain ask them to
journal about it
take over the counter medications
point to the location
try to rest

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