Chronic Shoulder Pain and Its Relationship to Disability in Paraplegic Veterans Objectives: The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between chronic shoulder pain and its effects on upper extremity disability and function in VA patients with paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI)‚ utilizing demographic‚ anthropomorphic‚ injury-related‚ medication and FIM™ instrument data. Design: A retrospective chart review of data collected during veteran SCI patient’s annual examinations. Setting:
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Care Plan for Pain: Chronic| Student Name:|Samantha Lewis|Current Date: 4/19/12|| Patient:|SL|Age: |33|Sex:|F|Dates Care Given: 4/19/2012|| Admission Diagnosis/History: Chronic Pancreatitis| 1)PE 2) Hysterectomy 3)C Section | Nursing Diagnosis: Pain: Chronic | | ASSESSMENT| Objective Data|Subjective Data| · Increased blood pressure|· Pt holding lower left abdomen| · Increased heart rate|· Pt eyes closed| · Increased respirations|· Furrowed brow| · |· |
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The pain the amputees are complaining about is called phantom limb pain. This pain usually occurs right after an amputation of either an arm‚ leg‚ or a different body part (Flor‚ 2002). Some professionals believe that phantom pain is developed due to the disruption of the nerve activity. These nerves discharge at the place where they were severed during amputation; therefore‚ causing the amputee to feel the pain (King‚ 2006). Other theories believe that phantom pain is all made up in the head. The
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Many patients arrive to the hospital due to an acute injury or a sudden pain that was unbearable to the point of seeking evaluation from a healthcare professional. Upon arrival to the hospital‚ management of pain during a hospital stay is an important part of what nurses do daily to meet the needs of patients. Glowacki’s article‚ Effective pain management and improvements in Patients’ outcomes and satisfaction (2015) reviews current pain management treatments; their effectiveness during the hospital
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Pain is a symptom caused by physical‚ emotional‚ or psychological hurt or disorder. At some point in time you must have experienced pain and no you know that no one is exempted from suffering ailments. You are a human being and everyone you know the last time you checked and thus all are physically vulnerable to pain. Since this is the case‚ then you must learn how to manage pain so you can alleviate the symptom into a bearable predicament for a hurting individual or patient. This is what pain management
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ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign of being weak and old;
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07/27/2011. The patient is a 53-year-old female jobber who sustained an injury to her lower back while throwing away a bad batch of buns. Per medical report dated 08/18/2016‚ patient was prescribed with Norco. Based on the progress report dated 09/06/16‚ the patient presents for ongoing evaluation of her chronic low back pain. The patient states that her back pain radiates down to the lift hip‚ and her pain is 10/10 when most bothersome without medication. With medication‚ her pain is able to be
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Principles of Nursing Practice Module leader: Kay Townsend Assignment title: A critical reflection on practice Word Count: 1850 words The following essay will show the importance of reflection on practice in order to explore nursing skills for a patient well-being. For this reason‚ it will explain in more detail that understanding the evidence base which underpins nursing/patient care is an integral part of nursing practice. Also it will show the significance of developing
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In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help guide my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident. Reflective skills help us to think about what could have been done‚ so that if a similar situation occurs again the experience gained can be used to deal with the situation in a professional manner (Palmer et al 1997). To enable
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Pain: The Science of Suffering by Patrick Wall is a factual book that refutes the popular notion that pain is only a warning signal to danger and can be accurately measured. Wall first begins by giving anecdotes as examples to prove pain can be a paradox. For example‚ a soldier will not feel pain after being injured during combat despite being consciously aware of it and Ronald Reagan who was unaware of being shot in the chest contradicts the purpose of pain: to warn the beholder of threats. Wall
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