Chapter 6 Pain Assessment

Pain definition

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or

What is the purpose of the American Nursing Association

Personal growth for nurses

acute pain

short duration with identifiable causes

chronic pain

lasts beyond normal healing period

Neuropathic Pain

from damage to nerves in peripheral or central nervous system

examples of acute pain

scraping your knee

example of chronic pain

arthritis

example of neuropathic pain

frostbite

phantom pain

lost limbs pain

Urgent assessment

needs treatment immediately

What could be considered an urgent assessment

Headaches and chest pains

OLDCARTS

onset location duration characteristic aggravation relaxation timely severity

Examples of objective data

blood pressure respirations vomiting

What are two special situations where a patient is unable to report pain

unable to report, patient with opioid tolerance

adverse side effect of opioids

respiratory depression

What must always be reassessed when present

Pain

JCAHO set a standard that___

nurses must assess and reassess pain at regularly set intervals

What is the point of reassessing pain after giving medications

to see if the medication is working

When is the patient reassessed after giving medications

usually 30 minutes -1 hour