What factors influence pain perception and response?
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•Past experience
•Anxiety
•Learned responses
•Depression
•Age
•Sex
•Genetics
•Expectations
•Cultural and spiritual factors
How many times do we assess for pain?
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, at least every two hours, rate the pain from 0-10
What are myths about pain?
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•People who misuse drugs and alcohol overreact to discomfort & should
avoid all opioids
•Patients with minor illnesses have less pain than those with severe physical
alterations
•The amount of tissue damage in an injury can accurately indicate pain
intensity
•Health care providers are the best authorities on the nature of a patient's
pain
•Chronic pain is psychological
•Patients should expect to have pain during a hospital stay
•Patients who cannot speak do not feel pain
•Infants are incapable of experiencing pain
Question 1: Which client is at greater risk for respiratory depression while receiving
opioids for analgesia?
a. An elderly client with chronic pain and a hip fracture
b. Client with a heroin addiction and back pain
c. Young female client with advanced multiple myeloma (cancer)
d. Child with an arm fracture and cystic fibrosis
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•Past experience
•Anxiety
•Learned responses
•Depression
•Age
•Sex
•Genetics
•Expectations
•Cultural and spiritual factors
How many times do we assess for pain?
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, at least every two hours, rate the pain from 0-10
What are myths about pain?
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•People who misuse drugs and alcohol overreact to discomfort & should
avoid all opioids
•Patients with minor illnesses have less pain than those with severe physical
alterations
•The amount of tissue damage in an injury can accurately indicate pain
intensity
•Health care providers are the best authorities on the nature of a patient's
pain
•Chronic pain is psychological
•Patients should expect to have pain during a hospital stay
•Patients who cannot speak do not feel pain
•Infants are incapable of experiencing pain
Question 1: Which client is at greater risk for respiratory depression while receiving
opioids for analgesia?
a. An elderly client with chronic pain and a hip fracture
b. Client with a heroin addiction and back pain
c. Young female client with advanced multiple myeloma (cancer)
d. Child with an arm fracture and cystic fibrosis
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