Perform procedures related to pain management.
Performance should include
- use of appropriate equipment and supplies
- consideration of theories of pain
- assessment of pain response and effects
- location
- duration
- quality
- intensity
- use of relevant pain assessment scale
- use of pain-relief methods
- positioning for comfort while maintaining body alignment
- therapeutic touch
- back rub
- relaxation techniques
- diversion
- assessment of pain relief.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How would one explain theories of pain?
- How would one assess the client who is experiencing pain?
- How would one differentiate among the physiological, neurological, and emotional mechanisms or the effects of pain on the body?
- What methods could one use to assist the client in pain management?
- What steps would one select to assist noninvasive procedures?
- What steps would one follow in the administration of analgesics?
- How would one assess the degree of pain relief experienced by the client?
- How would one maintain and document a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump?
- What steps would one follow in the management of implanted pain devices?