requires pain reassessment and documentation within 60 minutes of administering pain medication; but nursing adherence to this standard-of-practice is only 47% (Osterbrink‚ J.‚ 2014). Pain is defined by the patient and can be experienced and expressed in multiple ways. Pain reassessments are crucial in providing patient satisfaction with their medical care. Our PICO question asks‚ “Among hospitalized adults with pain‚ how do different pain reassessments versus lack of reassessments impact pain control
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To manage pain effectively‚ a nurse must assess‚ understand‚ and treat the patient’s pain and then reassess the pain on an ongoing basis. The Joint Commission emphasizes that every patient has a right to pain assessment and treatment. It means that a nurse must assess the nature and intensity of the pain and document the findings in a way that facilitates further assessment and follow-up. In that context‚ pain is indeed the fifth vital sign ("Pain Management‚" n.d.). The nurse will assess Lillian
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No pain no gain The concept of "no pain no gain" in the exercise and bodybuilding world has come under significant scrutiny in recent years. Some studies suggest that exercising muscle tissue to the point of pain or failure does not necessarily result in a gain in overall muscle mass. In fact‚ the damage caused by overworking or straining a muscle group can be greater than any perceived gain in mass or definition. A number of professional trainers now advise their clients to stop performing an
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Pain Management Joshi‚ G.‚ & Kehlet‚ H. (2013). Procedure-specific Pain Management: The Road to Improve Postsurgical Pain Management?. Anesthesiology‚ 118(4)‚ 780-782. . This article explained that good pain management is known to produce many benefits for the postoperative patient. However‚ the article goes on to explain that treating postoperative pain is still a major issue with inadequate postoperative patient pain relief remaining high. The article discussed how the Joint Commission declared
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problem of management of acute and chronic pain. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects proper pain management on nursing practice‚ population most effected by chronic and acute pain‚ ways to improve pain management from a nursing perspective. Practice Setting Problem The proper managing of acute and chronic pain is a hot topic in the field of nursing. The poor management of pain by nursing is well a documented problem. Of the five vital signs pain is the most subjective of them all.
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post-thyroidectomy for follicular carcinoma. 4. Depression. 5. Peptic ulcer disease. 6. Degenerative arthritis of cervical lumbar spine. 7. Osteopenia of spine and hip. BRIEF HISTORY A 93-year-old white female was admitted with abdominal swelling and suspected intra-abdominal bleeding. The patient has been followed in my practice. She had underwent a totally thyroidectomy for follicular carcinoma. Fortunately‚ it had not been evidence of recurrent metastatic disease. She was found to have an ovarian
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group of veins in the region of the anus|Anus| Liver Cancer|(malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer[->3]; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort[->4])|Liver| Hiatal Hernia|hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm.|Stomach| Peptic Ulcer|A lesion in the lining (mucosa) of the digestive tract‚ typically in the stomach or duodenum‚ caused
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Seegerman Patient ID:903321 Date of Admission 3/27/2012 Emergency Room Physician: Alex McClure‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Eptopic Pregnancy CHIEF COMPLAINT: The patient presents to the emergency room this morning complaining of lower abdominal pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states that she has been having vaginal bleeding‚ more like spotting‚ over the past month. She denies the chance of pregnancy‚ although she stated that she is sexually active and using no birth control
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ADMISSION REPORT Patient ID: 903321 Date of Admission: 03/27/2013 Emergency Room Physician: Alex McClure‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy. CHIEF COMPLAINT: The patient presents to the emergency room this morning complaining of lower abdominal pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states that she has been having vaginal bleeding‚ more like spotting‚ over the past month. She denies the chance of pregnancy‚ although she states that she is sexually active and using no birth control
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The Concept Analysis of Pain Jennifer N. Fain Chamberlain College of Nursing Nursing 501 May 2014 The Concept Analysis of Pain Pain is the most frequent nursing diagnosis and the most common problems for which patients in the clinical setting seek help (Mobily‚ Herr‚ & Kelley‚ 1993). Pain refers to an unpleasant‚ distressful and uncomfortable feeling. Several studies have showed that unrelieved pain can affect the quality of life of the individual‚ cause physical and
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