Nursing 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Peripheral Nervous System, Chiropractic, Acupuncture
9 Dec 2016
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Pain is perceived in the peripheral nervous system that travels through the body to the brain. Research by pharmaceuticals tries to slow down the pathway: administering drugs. Nurses: how to minimize the side effects, but do not prescribe. Duration acute or persistent [fka chronic] Cognitively impaired clients: look at facial expressions, body language. O onset- when did it start, how long does it last, how frequently do you feel it, is it all the time or some of the time. When pain uncontrolled assessment scales , reliable than client perception: valid & reliable tools use one. L location where is it does it travel anywhere. C character or characteristics how would you describe it burning, stabbing, S severity on a scale of 1-10 where 1 is no pain and 10 is the absolute worst you. Q quality how would you describe it? stabbing, hot, knife-like .
