Chapter 13- Comfort and Pain Management

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Across
  1. 1. disorders that cause generalized or referred pain (deep, aching)
  2. 3. for moderate to severe pain
  3. 4. Ibuprofen, Aspirin fall under this drug class
  4. 9. Sense of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual peace & well-being, and is often taken for granted until threatened
  5. 11. pain present for 3 months or longer; can be mild to severe intensity
  6. 12. Knowledge deficits, Inadequate pain assessment, Biases or assumptions, Staffing issues
  7. 13. May lead to unique indicators of pain that should be documented, Grimacing, crying, moaning, Increased vital signs and perspiration, Increased pacing/wandering, Aggressive behaviors, Splinting or guarding body part, Change in sleep pattern and appetite, Decreased socialization, Agitation/hitting objects
  8. 14. these questions are more effective for assessing patients pain.
Down
  1. 2. Most commonly used pain medication with older adults
  2. 5. bone or soft tissue masses (localized, throbbing, aching)
  3. 6. pain abrupt onset, can be severe, short duration, responds to analgesics, can develop into persistent
  4. 7. pain occurs from an abnormal processing of sensory stimuli by the central or peripheral nervous system
  5. 8. greatest threat to comfort, subjective, relies on person's perception, considered 5th vital sign
  6. 10. Pain arises from mechanical, thermal, or chemical noxious stimuli; can be somatic or visceral