Rasmussen College, MinneapolisNURSING RN 2349COMPLETED NURSING 1 FINAL.docx

NU2349 Key Concepts for Final Exam 1. How does age and gender affect responses to pain?  Children learn indirectly from their parents and caregivers how to respond to pain, as far as the level of pain that justifies a complaint, how to express pain, when to stop complaining about the pain and who to approach for help when experiencing pain.  *Socialization of children will influence the way they respond to pain as adults  About 80% of the elderly experience chronic, moderate to severe pain.  National Institutes of Health stated that women believe emotions of fear and anxiety effect their perception of pain adversely, whereas men focus more on the physical aspects.  Women are known to have a lower pain threshold and tolerance, and seek medical attention more frequently than men.  *Heart attacks are the number one threat to women – since they do not experience typical symptoms and type of pain, they are not hospitalized and treated as aggressively as men.  Women also experience more microvascular changes such as narrowing of the small coronary vessels.  Most prevalent painful disorders seen in both genders, but mainly women include fibromyalgia, Raynaud’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, headaches, facial pain, and TMJ.  Most prevalent painful disorders seen in both genders, but mainly men include pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer, and ankylosing spondylitis.  Men have a higher chance of injury related to sports and motor vehicle accidents.