Assignments,
Chapter 36, Comfort and Pain Management
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. List the blended skills a nurse should possess to 3, 6, 7, 8
meet the comfort needs of patients with end-stage
cancer who say that their pain is not being adequately
addressed by the hospital’s care team.
2. Interview a patient with a history of chronic pain 2, 4
and one who has been experiencing acute pain. Note
the intensity and nature of the pain and pain-relief
measures that have been initiated. Assess if the
method of pain control is effective and, if not, what
you would do differently. Document your findings in
a brief report and share your report with the class.
3. Describe a personal experience with pain, including 1, 3
your physical and emotional responses. Relate this
experience to the specific elements of the pain
experience listed in the textbook. Identify the factors
that might affect an individual’s pain experience.
, Group Assignments Learning Outcome
1. With your classmates, make a list of as many 6
nonpharmacologic pain-relief measures as you can. In
small groups, research the origin, rationale, and
efficacy of these measures. If possible, talk with people
who routinely use these measures and practice using
them yourself in your groups to gain firsthand
experience. Conclude this exercise by participating in
an in-class discussion of the advantages and
disadvantages of pharmacologic and
nonpharmacologic measures and related nursing care.
2. One of the most well-documented fears of patients 8
with a terminal diagnosis is dying in severe, unrelieved
pain. In a class discussion, brainstorm whether this is a
realistic fear and, if it is, what nursing needs to do to
change this reality.
Clinical Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Work with a partner to practice the following 6
nonpharmacologic relief measures:
Chapter 36, Comfort and Pain Management
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. List the blended skills a nurse should possess to 3, 6, 7, 8
meet the comfort needs of patients with end-stage
cancer who say that their pain is not being adequately
addressed by the hospital’s care team.
2. Interview a patient with a history of chronic pain 2, 4
and one who has been experiencing acute pain. Note
the intensity and nature of the pain and pain-relief
measures that have been initiated. Assess if the
method of pain control is effective and, if not, what
you would do differently. Document your findings in
a brief report and share your report with the class.
3. Describe a personal experience with pain, including 1, 3
your physical and emotional responses. Relate this
experience to the specific elements of the pain
experience listed in the textbook. Identify the factors
that might affect an individual’s pain experience.
, Group Assignments Learning Outcome
1. With your classmates, make a list of as many 6
nonpharmacologic pain-relief measures as you can. In
small groups, research the origin, rationale, and
efficacy of these measures. If possible, talk with people
who routinely use these measures and practice using
them yourself in your groups to gain firsthand
experience. Conclude this exercise by participating in
an in-class discussion of the advantages and
disadvantages of pharmacologic and
nonpharmacologic measures and related nursing care.
2. One of the most well-documented fears of patients 8
with a terminal diagnosis is dying in severe, unrelieved
pain. In a class discussion, brainstorm whether this is a
realistic fear and, if it is, what nursing needs to do to
change this reality.
Clinical Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Work with a partner to practice the following 6
nonpharmacologic relief measures:
