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Pain Management
Pain Management
Pain Management
Fundamentals of Nursing
Presented by
Dr. Huda Atiyeh
Outlines
1. Physiological and neuropathic pain categories.
2. Processes involved in nociception and pain interventions
3. Pain tolerance, suffering, and pain behavior.
4. The gate control theory and application to nursing care.
5. Subjective and objective data in the assessment of pain.
6. Individualized pain treatment plans.
8. Barriers to effective pain management affecting nurses and clients.
9. Pharmacologic pain management interventions.
10. World Health Organization’s ladder step approach for cancer pain control.
11. Risks and benefits of various analgesic delivery routes and analgesic
delivery technologies.
12. Nonpharmacologic pain control interventions.
13. Nonpharmacologic interventions directed at the body, the mind, the spirit,
and social interactions.
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Factors Affecting
Perception of Pain
• Ethnic and cultural values
• Developmental stage
• Environment and support people
• Past pain experiences
• Meaning of pain
– Spiritual
– Social
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Pain Assessment
Subjective Data
• Comprehensive pain history includes
COLDERR
– Character
– Onset
– Location
– Duration
– Exacerbation
– Relief
– Radiation
• Antidepressants
• Anticonvulsants
• Local anesthetics
• Religious activities