Asked by Sheila Carrasquillo on May 19, 2024
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A student nurse is assessing the pain of a teenage patient with cancer.The student nurse ask the patient about precipitating factors,quality,relieving factors,where the pain is,the severity of pain,and the effect of the pain has on the patient.What is the other indicator that the student nurse should make part of this pain assessment?
A) Medications the patient is taking for pain
B) Timing of the pain
C) Side effects of the patient's chemotherapy
D) The patient's ability to take oral pain medication
Pain Assessment
A clinical evaluation method to gauge the intensity, type, and location of a patient's pain for appropriate management.
Precipitating Factors
Conditions or events that trigger the onset of an illness, disorder, or a health-related episode.
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Adverse reactions or complications resulting from chemotherapy treatment, including nausea, fatigue, hair loss, and increased risk of infection.
- Identify and apply various pain assessment tools and scales.
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Shanika SpringerMay 22, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The comprehensive assessment of pain aims to gather information about the cause of a person's pain and determine its effect on his or her ability to function.
•Palliative or provocative factors-What makes your pain worse or better?
•Quality-How do you describe your pain?
•Relief measures-What do you take at home to gain pain relief?
•Region (location)-Show me where you hurt.
•Severity-On a scale of 0 to 10,with 10 being worst,how bad is your pain now?
•Timing (onset,duration,and pattern)-Is your pain constant,intermittent,or both?
•U (effect of pain on patient)-What are you not able to do because of your pain?
•Palliative or provocative factors-What makes your pain worse or better?
•Quality-How do you describe your pain?
•Relief measures-What do you take at home to gain pain relief?
•Region (location)-Show me where you hurt.
•Severity-On a scale of 0 to 10,with 10 being worst,how bad is your pain now?
•Timing (onset,duration,and pattern)-Is your pain constant,intermittent,or both?
•U (effect of pain on patient)-What are you not able to do because of your pain?
Learning Objectives
- Identify and apply various pain assessment tools and scales.