Pain Management in the Elderly Pain is a complex‚ subjective‚ and unpleasant sensation derived from sensory stimuli and modified by memory‚ expectations and emotions (Merck & Co.‚ Inc.‚ 1995). It is a multidimensional and universally experienced phenomenon‚ however‚ the reactions and sensitivity to pain varies widely among individuals‚ especially for the geriatric population (65 years and older). Pain is a common experience for many elderly individuals that has negative consequences on their
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Evidence Based –Health Care and Social Care 2 Critical appraisal of Outcome Measure (BPI) for Cancer related pain and the use of this outcome measure (BPI) in the effective management of Cancer Pain 12-05-2008 Contents - Introduction - Brief Pain Inventory. - Psychometric Properties of the BPI - Is BPI user centered? - Conclusions -References - Appendices
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Pain The statement made by Diane Ackerman “Being able to withstand pain depends to a considerable extent on culture and tradition‚ “means that the pain people feel can basically be in the mind because of the way they were brought up and what they have seen and heard in their upcoming. People really don’t know anything different besides their cultures and traditions. In Diane Ackerman’s essay she provides multiple examples to prove this statement but I will only share two. The first example she
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Euthanasia vs. Palliative Sedation Mary McCann Keiser University Research for Evidence Based Practice & outcome management Nurs 680 Dr. Jenkins April 28‚ 2013 Euthanasia vs. Palliative Sedation In this paper the author will discuss the difference between euthanasia‚ physician assisted suicide‚ and palliative sedation. The author will discuss the legal and ethical side of palliative sedation. Palliative sedation is where they use education to induce or decrease awareness of one ’s intractable
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Assessment of pain is an important step to provide good pain control. There is one of the most problematic barriers to achieve good pain control pain‚ lack of evaluation. There are guidelines for what constitutes a recommendation proper pain assessment; however‚ many of the recommendations seem unrealistic in acute care practice. Nurses work with patients hospitalized with acute pain; they need to select the appropriate elements of the assessment of the current clinical situation. The most important
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orthopedic evaluation report dated 01/15/2016‚ the patient complained of frequent left hip pain rated as 7/10. He reports radiation of his pain from the hip through the buttock down the left leg. He experiences occasional weakness of the hip and limps favoring his left leg when he is tired. He reports easy fatigability with the left hip and leg. He occasionally uses over the counter Aleve for relief of his pain. As of this report‚ review of X-rays demonstrates severe collapse of the femoral head as
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This assignment will reflect on and critically analyse my personal and professional development in the domain of care management over the last three years. It will additionally outline how I plan to continue to develop in this domain once I have qualified as a registered nurse. My development so far will be analysed from the perspective of the skills‚ knowledge and values required of a registered nurse. Through this reflection I hope to confirm that my practice meets the standards for entry onto
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Remembered pain keeps us on guard against its recurrence‚ and memory exists even in our unconscious mind. Let us remind ourselves that our unconscious mind exists either because we are indifferent to certain things or because we are afraid to re-awaken the memories of unpleasant or painful experiences. Let us remind ourselves that the totality of the records of all our unpleasant and painful experiences are hidden in the depths of our unconscious mind. If we realize the meaning of this‚ we will be
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that‚ I was back to the patient. Moreover‚ I did take the rest of the vital signs for my assigned resident. In additionally‚ giving morning care and then escort the resident to the dining room for breakfast. A new experience that we were able to experience as a group was caring for a palliative patient. As a group‚ we gave a complete bed bath to a palliative
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Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care; Effective communication skills with those who display emotions such as anger‚ fear‚ sadness‚ depression‚ withdrawal or confusion People when diagnosed with a life limiting illness can show a range of different emotions such as fear‚ sadness and anger. You need to be sensitive towards your patient showing these emotions and you should also have compassion. Effective communication skills with
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