RNSG 1523 Nursing Care of the Client with Pain Guide 2021
Nursing Care of the Client with Pain Objectives: Discuss the characteristics, concepts, and processes related to the individual experiencing pain. 1. Define pain. “Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does” – Pasero and McCaffery “An unpleasant, subjective sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage” – international Association for the study of pain (IASP) NOTE: PAIN IS PURELY SUBJECTIVE UNTIL MEASURED, IT BECOMES OBJECTIVE. RATED ON A PAIN SCALE 1-10. 2. Differentiate among the different types of pain. Acute = sudden and usually subsides when treated. One example of acute pain is postoperative pain. Protective, usually has an identifiable cause, related to infection. Chronic = persistent or recurring, lasting 3 to 6 months. Not protective and thus serves no purpose. Lasts past the expected recovery time. Does not always have an identifiable cause and leads to great personal suffering. Ex. Arthritis, fibromyalgia Chronic episodic = Pain that occurs sporadically over an extended period of time is episodic pain. Pain episodes last for hours, days, or weeks. Examples are migraine headaches and pain related to sickle cell disease. Cancer-related = can be acute or chronic or both. It most often results from pressure of the tumor mass against nerves, organs, or tissues. Also related to pathological processes, invasive procedures, toxicities of treatment, infection, and physical limitations
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