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This educational guide assists licensed nurses in managing patient pain through assessment, intervention, and advocacy. It defines pain, discusses myths surrounding pain management, and outlines types of pain, including acute and chronic. Key strategies for pain management and assessment techniques are also provided to enhance patient care.

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Pain Management.pptx for CNA

This educational guide assists licensed nurses in managing patient pain through assessment, intervention, and advocacy. It defines pain, discusses myths surrounding pain management, and outlines types of pain, including acute and chronic. Key strategies for pain management and assessment techniques are also provided to enhance patient care.

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Pain Management

Mariyam Ammad
LCONAHS
PURPOSE OF THIS EDUCATIONAL
GUIDE

The purpose of this document is


to assist the licensed nurse in
recognizing his/her accountability
in effectively managing patients’
pain through assessment,
intervention and advocacy
What is pain???

“Pain is An unpleasant sensory and emotional


experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage or described in terms of such
damage. Pain is always subjective and is
whatever the person says it is, existing
whenever the person says it does. The clinician
must accept the patient’s report of pain.
Categories of pain include but are not limited
to”
 Myths and misinformation also contribute to
ineffective pain management. Some common

myths include:
1. Too much pain medication too frequently constitutes substance abuse, causes addiction, will
result in respiratory depression or will hasten death
 2. Pain should be treated, not prevented;
 3. People in pain always report their pain to their health care provider;
 4. People in pain demonstrate or show that they have pain - pain can be seen in the patient’s
behavior;
 5. The level of pain is often exaggerated by the patient;
 6. Generally a patient cannot be relieved of all pain;
 7. Some pain is good so that the patient’s symptoms are not masked;
 8. Newborn infants do not have pain;
 9. It is expected that the elderly, especially the frail elderly, always have some pain
What is Pain Management??
The use of pharmacological and non-
pharmacological interventions to
control the patient’s identified pain.
Pain management extends beyond pain
relief, encompassing the patient’s
quality of life, ability to work
productively, to enjoy recreation, to
function normally in the family and
society, and to die with dignity.
Types of Pain

 Acute pain
 Chronic Pain
Acute Pain:

Acute pain is sudden or urgent


pain. You may get acute pain if
you've had an injury or trauma.
Acute pain may also result from
surgery or other health
treatments. Doctors define
acute pain as pain linked with a
Chronic Pain:

long standing pain that persists beyond


the usual recovery period or occurs along
with a chronic health condition, such as
arthritis. Chronic pain may be "on" and
"off" or continuous. It may affect people
to the point that they can't work, eat
properly, take part in physical activity, or
enjoy life.
Key Pain Management:

 Key pain management strategies include:


 pain medicines.
 physical therapies (such as heat or cold packs, massage,
hydrotherapy and exercise)
 psychological therapies (such as cognitive behavioural therapy,
relaxation techniques and meditation)
 mind and body techniques (such as acupuncture)
 community support groups.
Pain Assessment:
PQRSTU Questions Related to Pain

Provocation/ What makes your pain worse?What makes your pain feel
Palliation better?
What does the pain feel like?Note: You can provide
Quality suggestions for pain characteristics such as “aching,”
“stabbing,” or “burning.”
Where exactly do you feel the pain? Does it move
Region around or radiate elsewhere?Note: Instruct the patient
to point to the pain location.
How would you rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with
Severity “0” being no pain and “10” being the worst pain you’ve
ever experienced?
When did the pain start?What were you doing when the
pain started?
Timing/ Is the pain constant or does it come and go?
Treatment If the pain is intermittent, when does it occur?
How long does the pain last?
Have you taken anything to help relieve the pain?
n alternative mnemonic to use when assessing pain is “OLDCARTES.”
•Onset: When did the pain start? How long does it last?
•Location: Where is the pain?
•Duration: How long has the pain been going on? How long does an
episode last?
•Characteristics: What does the pain feel like? Can the pain be
described in terms such as stabbing, gnawing, sharp, dull, aching,
piercing, or crushing?
•Aggravating factors: What brings on the pain? What makes the pain
worse? Are there triggers such as movement, body position, activity,
eating, or the environment?
•Radiating: Does the pain travel to another area or the body, or does it
stay in one place?
•Treatment: What has been done to make the pain better and has it
been helpful? Examples include medication, position change, rest, and
application of hot or cold.
•Effect: What is the effect of the pain on participating in your daily life
A third mnemonic used is “COLDSPA.”
•C: Character
•O: Onset
•L: Location
•D: Duration
•S: Severity
•P: Pattern
•A: Associated Factors
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