Comfort And Pain

COMFORT AND PAIN

PAIN 

Unpleasant, subjective, sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

Types of Physical Sources of Pain 1. Mechanical 2. Chemical 3. Thermal 4. Electrical

CLASSIFICATION OF PAIN BY LOCATION 1. 2. 3. 4.

Superficial or Cutaneous Deep Visceral Referred Radiating

COMMON RESPONSES TO PAIN 1. 2.

Behavioral (Voluntary) Responses Physiological (Involuntary) Response A. Sympathetic Response on moderate and superficial pain B. Parasympathetic Response on severe and deep pain

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Emotional (Psychological) Response

ASSESSMENT OF PAIN A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

Location of Pain Duration – acute or chronic Intensity – mild, moderate and severe (pain scale) Quality – sharp, dull, diffuse, throbbing, pinching, shooting and cutting Periodicity – continous, intermittent Onset – stimulus of pain Symptoms that accompany the pain Responses to pain

NURSING INTERVENTION 

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Comfort measures to stimulate the skin Distracting the Px’s attention Promotion of Relaxation Using Placebo Analgesics