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Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing First Edition. Donita D’Amico and Colleen Barbarito. Chapter 8 Pain Assessment. LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE. LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE . Pain and Assessment. LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE. Pain - Highly Unpleasant and Personal Sensation. LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE.
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Health & Physical Assessment in NursingFirst Edition Donita D’AmicoandColleen Barbarito Chapter 8 Pain Assessment
LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE • Pain and Assessment
LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE • Pain - Highly Unpleasant and Personal Sensation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE • Pain - Must be Assessed Most Accurately for Treatment to Be Successful
LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONE • Pain - Definitions • Comes from the Greek word meaning “penalty” • McCaffery-Pain is “whatever the person says it is, existing whenever he or she says it does” • Can be the primary problem or associated with a specific diagnosis, treatment, or procedure • No two people experience pain in the same way • Pain is subjective; however, it can produce objective changes in the individual
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Pain Physiology and Theories • Specificity • Pattern • Gate control
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Specificity Theory
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Pattern Theory
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Gate Control Theory
Figure 8.1 Gate control theory. A. open gate, B. closed gate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Nociceptors • Mechanical • Thermal • Chemical
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Nociception
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Nociception • Transduction • Transmission
Figure 8.2 Substance P assists the transmission of impulses across the synapse from the primary afferent neuron to a second-order neuron in the spinothalamic tract.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Nociception • Perception • Modulation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Transduction - Tissue Injury Triggers the Release of Biochemical Mediators That Sensitize Nociceptors
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Transmission - Pain Impulse Travels from the Peripheral Nerve Fibers to the Spinal Cord, Then Ascends to the Brain Stem and Thalamus, and Then to the Somatic Sensory Cortex
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Perception - Client Becomes Conscious of the Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Modulation - Neurons in the Brain Stem Send Signals Back Down to the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TWO • Responses to Pain • Physiological • Psychosocial
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Pain • Duration • Location • Etiology
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Acute Pain • Mild to severe
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Chronic Pain • Prolonged • Recurring • Persisting
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Cutaneous Pain • Skin • Subcutaneous tissue
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Somatic Pain • Ligaments • Tendons • Bones • Blood vessels
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Visceral Pain • Structures in the abdomen, cranium, or thorax
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Radiating Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Referred Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Intractable Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Neuropathic Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE THREE • Phantom Pain
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FOUR • Factors That Influence Pain • Developmental stage • Psychosocial development • Environment
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FOUR • Age and Developmental Stage • Pediatrics • Geriatrics
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FOUR • Psychosocial Considerations • Family • Culture • Gender
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FOUR • Environmental Factors • External considerations • Clothing • Items in the environment • Support systems • Role expectations • Internal considerations • Individual perceptions • Experiences related to pain • Anxiety
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FIVE • Pain Assessment Is Considered the Fifth Vital Sign
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FIVE • Pain Assessment • Pain history • Direct observation of behavioral and physiological responses of the client
LEARNING OBJECTIVE FIVE • Pain History Questions • Questions regarding location • Questions regarding intensity • Questions regarding quality • Questions regarding pain pattern • Questions regarding pain relief • Questions regarding the impact on activities of daily living • Questions related to coping strategies • Questions related to emotional responses