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Melissa Collins
on Oct 12, 2024
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A nurse is supervising a student who is caring for a patient with chronic pain.Which statement by the student indicates an understanding of pain management?
A) "This patient says her pain is a 5,but she is not acting like it.I am not going to give her any pain medication."
B) "The patient is sleeping,so I pushed her PCA button for her."
C) "I need to reassess the patient's pain 1 hour after administering oral pain medication."
D) "It wasn't time for the patient's medication,so when she requested it,I gave her a placebo."
Pain Management
The process of providing medical care that reduces or eliminates pain.
PCA Button
Stands for Patient-Controlled Analgesia, a system that allows patients to self-administer a controlled amount of pain medication through the press of a button.
Placebo
A placebo is an inactive substance or treatment used as a control in experiments, testing the effect of a drug or medical treatment by comparison.
- Identify the critical role of educating patients on medication utilization, highlighting possible side effects and the hazard of addiction.
- Analyze patients' spoken and unspoken indicators to gauge their discomfort and the success of pain alleviation tactics.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify the critical role of educating patients on medication utilization, highlighting possible side effects and the hazard of addiction.
- Analyze patients' spoken and unspoken indicators to gauge their discomfort and the success of pain alleviation tactics.