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1
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Purpose of Pain as 5th Vital Sign

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Purpose: to asses THEIR level of pain & to determine if interventions are effective or not

*Pain is used to protect body from further harm

2
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Methods of assessing pain intensity and pain relief

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  • Vital Signs: Pulse & BP
  • Children: pictures of faces
  • Body posture and tension
  • Numerical Pain Scale
3
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Factors influencing pain expression and clinician response

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Factors Influencing Pain Exp:

  • pt fear of cause of pain
  • psychological stressors & past pain experiences
  • pain threshold

Clinician Response:

  • empathy
  • concern/belief
  • listen
  • not be condescending
  • if you believe and affirm their pain it may help alleviate the pain they are having
4
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Pain History

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When did the pain start?(onset)

Anything makes it better or worse? (palliative/provocative)

What type of pain is it? (quality)

Can you rate it 1-10? (quantity)

Where is the pain? (regionality)

Does it radiate anywhere?

Any other symptoms?