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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discuss the 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
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PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT Associate Professor Peter Manning Emeritus Consultant Emergency Medicine Department National University Hospital‚ Singapore Jan 2004 Revised Aug 07 / Feb 08 / Nov 09 / Dec 11 / Dec 12 Accepted practice patterns must be questioned – implementation of pain score to vital signs We underestimate the pain produced by common practical procedures Analogy – just as we vary antibiotics according to sensitivities‚ perhaps we should be prepared
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PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH THE CORRECT TOOLS Lorin Fernandez TESC Health Assessment NUR-416 Dr. Pamela S. Card February 24‚ 2013 Introduction Cancer patients‚ end of life patients‚ patients with chronic diseases‚ and patients with a simple complaint of pain are all entitled to the best pain management available for their specific needs. This topic is of particularly important for nursing professionals who need to have the knowledge to adequately assess and manage a patient’s pain with the
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Acupuncture for Pain Management Everyone at one point in his or her life has felt pain. Image if you had constant pain with no relieve in site. With acupuncture‚ relief is just a thin wire away. Scientists are not ready to admit that acupuncture works in pain management. However‚ studies have shown that acupuncture can modifies the perception of pain and how it is processed by the brain. Through neuroimaging and genomics‚ scientists can see the changes within the brain’s pain center. They
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Cancer Pain Management Cancer Pain Management Cancer is rapidly becoming a chronic illness‚ and an estimated that 10 million individuals in the United States are survivors of cancer (Sun‚ Borneman‚ Piper‚ Koczywas‚ & Ferrell‚ 2008). According to 2008‚ cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society‚ about 565‚650 people die in the United States from cancer every year. Approximately 1.6 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the United
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Holistic Pain Management Holistic self-care methods are a viable alternative to drug-dependent side effects‚ and expensive‚ hi-tech intervention. Pain is a widespread affliction in the population of the United States. A result most often of disease‚ injury‚ or surgery‚ physical pain ranges in severity from the short-term acute pain associated with bumped knees‚ scraped elbows‚ and minor burns to deep‚ chronic pain resulting from nerve damage or unspecified causes. In a National
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Perioperative 5. Benzodiazepines ( Lorazepam/ Ativan) Classification: anesthetic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative hypnotics Perioperative use: Decreases preoperative anxiety and provides amnesia. Adverse reactions: APNEA‚ CARDIAC ARREST‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension. Contraindications: Severe hypotension; Sleep apnea; OB‚ Lactation: Use in pregnancy and lactation may cause CNS depression. Do not use for pt. with seizure disorders. Interactions: Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants
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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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Subjective: Pt states “my pain is still at 8/10‚ is my medication working?” Objective: 1. DX-UTI & possible urosepsis‚ Hip Fracture and fall during not a candidate for surgery‚ CHF 2.Buck’s traction applied 3. Assessment: Limited mobility‚ SOB‚ confusion‚ does not want to get out of bed due to pain & fear of falling‚ 4. Meds: Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 325mg 1 to 2 tab PO‚ PRN for pain Tylenol 650 mg 2 PO‚ PRN for pain |
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