appropriate assessment and management of pain for clients in the palliative stage of their illness. Although nurses have their experience to guide their practice‚ as the health professional most involved with the client at the end of life‚ there is a need for review of current assessment tools and management strategies to ensure the care given is evidence based and best practice. Aim The aim of this review is to examine what is the most appropriate method of pain assessment and management when working
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This 29 years old patient’s main complaint is low back pain. Alex’s low back problem initiated 4 years ago and it has been bothering him since then. Low back pain is pain‚ muscle tension‚ or stiffness localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds‚ with or without leg pain and is defined as chronic when it persists for 12 weeks or more (Chou‚ 2011). Low back pain should be considered a symptom that is rarely attributable to a specific disease or pathologic lesion (Seller
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said‚ “According to the pain is the gain.” Over the following centuries this quote evolved into the famous expression‚ “No Pain‚ No Gain.” I wonder today what the inspiration in Rabbi Ben Hei Hei’s life was that lead to his quote. In 1660‚ poet Robert Herrick wrote a two line poem titled‚ “No pains‚ No Gains.” The last line read‚ “Man’s fate is according to his pains.” Again‚ I wonder what was Robert Herrick’s inspiration. Did the Rabbi and Mr. Herrick face trials and pains in their life? Most likely
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Pain is a subjective experience and unpleasant sensation that associated with tissue impairment (Ogino et al.‚ 2007). Post-operative pain is a commonly actual post-operative complication of most general surgeries (Abdalrahim et al.‚ 2011). Therefore‚ Evelyn is likely to have pain due to the surgical tissue trauma and the replacement of the knee joint. Post-operative pain is a major concern during the recovery of patients because pain is a distressing symptom‚ poorly controlled pain may contribute
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Do you have chronic and blurred visions and unrelenting eye pain? Have you sought treatment for this‚ but have had no relief? Has your condition been diagnosed and treated as ’dry eye’ when it really isn’t? If you answered yes to these questions‚ rest assured that you are not alone. There is hope. Your blurred vision may actually be caused by the interruption‚ sensitivity or even disease of your corneal nerves. To understand this difficult to diagnose condition‚ it is important to understand what
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DIAGNOSIS: Low back pain and chronic pain syndrome 12/07/15 Progress Report indicated that the patient is upset as he has not been getting his pain medications for a long time. Apparently‚ his insurance has not been paying for his prescriptions. The patient complains of back pain. The pain is 4/10-scale level with the medications and 7/10-scale level without medications. Without the medications his ADL and physical function has been worse. His mood is bad and he is not sleeping well due to pain. He denies
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The severity of the pain should be assessed effectively and weight based analgesia should be given. The BAEM Clinical Effectiveness Committee standard of analgesia for moderate & severe pain within 20 minutes of arrival in A&E should be applied to children in all A&E Departments Methodology – Retrospective study. 5 casualty cards with soft tissue injury and fractures in children under 16 were picked randomly everyday from Jan 2005.The assessment and management of pain was recorded in each case
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different times during the day? These are all common signs that a loved one may be addicted to pain pills. A person can take pain medications without abusing them but oftentimes a person falls into the trap and eventually does start to abuse them. Although the pills are needed for pain‚ there is a very strong abuse rate for two main reasons. First‚ they are hard to get off. But most importantly‚ pain pills are addicting. There are different kinds of medications that a person can take‚ which
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Running Head: TOUCH‚ PAIN‚ ACUPUNCTURE Sensory Deficit of Touch‚ its Pain and Acupuncture Applied Learning Paper Debra A. Hankerson Abstract This writer will be exploring the topic‚ Is acupuncture an effective therapeutic treatment for the chronic pain associated with the sensory deficit of touch? Touch will be explored; what it is‚ causes for deficit of touch‚ chronic pain associated with the deficit‚ and the effects of the deficit. Acupuncture will be defined; its historical background
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described. DIAGNOSIS: - Pain in left foot 12/16/15 Progress Report documented that the patient has left foot pain‚ which is described as stabbing‚ aching pain‚ which shoots up the leg with excessive walking and standing. The patient benefited greatly from a sympathetic nerve block. She was able walk and sensitivity of the foot was restored. The pain is rated 3/10-scale level with medications. There are no side effects‚ no aberrant behavior to the meds. The med provide good pain relief. She is currently
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