Pain Flashcards
(31 cards)
pain threshold
point where the stimuli causes pain
pain tolerance
how much of a stimuli is willing to accept
3 factors that influence pain
social, biological, psychological
acute vs. chronic pain
acute: anticipated end; less than 6 months
chronic: constant/recurring; lasts longer than 6 months
nociceptive vs. neuropathic pain
nociceptive: pain from tissue, organ, damaged part of body
neuropathic pain: from somatosensory system; nerve pain, no tissue damage
cancer pain
tumor, bone, treatment-associated pains
malpractice
negligent act performed by a professional
negligence
failing to perfom in a reasonable manner; anyone
beneficence
doing good and acting in the best interest of the client
nonmaleficence
doing no or least amount of harm to the client, while trying to achieve the best outcome
justice
treating all clients fairly and equally
morality
sense of right and wrong or their personal values
OPQRST mnemonic
Onset
Precipitating cause
Quality
Region
Severity
Timing
Wong-Baker Faces pain rating scale
faces, words, numbers for children ages 3 and older
what does the FLACC scale stand for?
what is it used for?
face, legs, activity, cry, consolability scale
used for children 2 months - 7 years and cognitively disabled
how is FLACC scale used
observe for 1-5mins if awake, and 5 or more mins if asleep; rate from 0 (relaxed) to 2 (worst);
total score from 0-10
what does the CRIES scale stand for?
what is it used for?
crying, requires oxygen, increased vital signs, expression, sleeplessness;
infants who were born at 38wks of gestation or greater or cognitively disabled individuals
how is CRIES scale used
scored 0-2 for each category
total score from 0-10
greater than 4 -> further pain assessment should be completed
greater than 6 -> analgesics administered
CRIES scale oxygen 1 vs 2
1: less than 30% O2 required
2: more than 30% O2 required
CRIES scale bp and hr 1 vs 2
1: increased less than 20% of baseline
2: increased more than 20% over baseline
CRIES scale expression 1 vs 2
1: grimace present
2: grimace and non-cry vocalization grunt
CRIES scale sleeplessness 1 vs 2
1: awakened at frequent intervals
2: awake constantly
what does the nonverbal pain scale (NVPS) include
face, activity, guarding, physiologic I (vital signs), physiologic II(RR)
NVPS vs. R-NVPS
revised switched physiologic II with respiratory
