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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Joy Cannot Exist Without Pain “It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure”-Marquis de Sade. This quote describes life and the obstacles throughout it. The people who have been through the most pain truly know what joy is. A lot of people go through struggles and pain at more than one point of their life. For some people‚ it is more enduring than others. However‚ everybody must suffer some sort of pain and must struggle at some point in their life in order to truly experience joy and
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The Psychology of Pain Perception Many people in today’s society are intrigued by how differently every person can perceive painful experiences and the variances between how painful something is for one person and how it is not painful for another at all. Everyone is looking for ways to make things less painful or even “pain free”‚ especially in the world of athletics. Researchers have investigated the psychology of the perception of pain in many different studies‚ as well as the emotions expressed
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expect during labor is a major concern. Since pain is expected‚ or at least discomfort‚ the first question most ask is‚ “What can I do to prevent‚ or at least relieve to some degree‚ the pain associated with labor if I want to avoid medical interventions or side effects associated with medical pain relief such as epidurals and pain medication?”. This research study will look deep into this question and research the pros and cons of multiple natural pain relief/reduction methods such as; Lamaze‚ Bradley
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Case 5 – Pelvic Pain in a 36 year old Woman 1.0 History 1.1 Presenting Complaint A 36 year old woman presented with 4/12 history of suprapubic pain‚ radiating to her lower back and legs. The pain is worse at the start of her menstrual cycle (pain scale 8/10) and is intermittent‚ but not fully relieved at any time during the month. She also feels like there is pressure on her bowels and her bladder‚ she states she feels as if she needs to pass urine and faeces “all the time”. Regular paracetamol
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For the last 25 years‚ Malaysia has been a leading player in the rubber glove industry worldwide. The top rubber glove companies in Malaysia are expected to supply about 60% to 65% of the world’s rubber glove necessity. Malaysia is a home to the top three main glove producers in the world‚ and the biggest of these is Top Glove Corp Bhd. Top Glove has an existing annual capacity of 33 billion pieces and orders an estimated global market share of 23%. Founded in 1991‚ Top Glove Corp Bhd started out
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Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller takes place during The Enlightenment of the 18th century. This dramatic novel portrays James Dyer‚ the main character‚ is born in 1739 without the feeling of pain. In the eight parts of the story‚ the structure begins near the end in which an autopsy is taken place of James dyer‚ who died in 1772. The climax of the story is not of his death‚ but rather the metamorphosis of his human suffering. This change connects with Friedrich Nietzsche theory of pain. "In pain there
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CHEST PAIN Chest Pain Overview If you are having severe pain‚ crushing‚ squeezing‚ or pressure in your chest that lasts more than a few minutes‚ or if the pain moves into your neck‚ left shoulder‚ arm‚ or jaw‚ go immediately to a hospital emergency department. Chest pain is one of the most frightening symptoms a person can have. It is sometimes difficult even for a doctor or other medical professional to tell what is causing chest pain and whether it is life-threatening. * Any part of the
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attention when they experience chest pain. Many patients assume the chest pain is from indigestion or acid peptic symptoms. These patients waste time with antacids. Chest pain may be accompanied with vomiting‚ sweating and breathlessness. It is known that 15-20% of heart attacks can be painless especially in diabetics and elderly. Severe chest pain can be caused by several other issues and it needs to be ruled out to receive proper treatment. Five known causes for chest pain are pericarditis‚ aortic
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Pain is a universal part of human experience and is defined as an emotional and sensory experience resulting from actual or potential damage (Merskey and Bogduk 1994). Pain that is experienced by any individual for a period of six months or more‚ disabling‚ thereby interfering with physical function is known as chronic pain. According to research‚ nurses are better able to relate with a chronic pain sufferer if they themselves suffer from chronic pain or has in time past being a victim to this “evil”
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