Aim I am going to compare and contrast 3 pain assessment tools‚ which would be appropriate for use in our clinical area‚ using current literature‚ benchmarks and practice guidelines. If pain is what the person tell he is (McCaffery M‚ Pasero‚ 1999) therefore pain assessment tools should be based on the patient’s own perception of their pain and its severity. But sometimes it ’s difficult to express the pain that we feel into words. Pain assessment tools have two main categories: multi-dimensional
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Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients Erica Grosseibl NRS 433-V December 12‚ 2012 A significant number of patients continue to experience unrelieved pain during hospitalization despite decades of research‚ improved therapeutic measures and advancement in technology. Delays in recovery‚ decreased patient satisfaction‚ decreased quality of life and increased healthcare costs are
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(Koutoukidis‚ Stainton & Hughson 2013‚ p. 29). The privacy and confidentiality are governed by the code of conduct and the code of ethics the nurse must work within these codes and their scope of practice‚ a breach in the patient’s confidentiality can lead to legal proceedings against the nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia‚ 2014). 2. What are the types of small groups and work teams that nurses are likely to be involved in? There are different
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Cultural Humility in Nursing Practice Lisa Watson UMASS Boston Online Professional Issues in Nursing NU 360 Ms. Carol Moran November 08‚ 2012 Abstract You may not like how the Presidential election turned out‚ but the victory of the Democrats was won partly by focusing on going after the Hispanic vote. The Hispanic population who voted for President Obama put him over the top to win. Hispanics identified with Obama. Somehow‚ he made a connection with this culture. Nursing can use that
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„No pain‚ no gain” It’s completely true that you can’t accomplish anything without going through some sort of pain. Life is brutal. If we dream to be successful and victorious in something that we want to achieve‚ we have to prepare for a lot of hard work and some ups and downs‚ which will bring us some thoughts to give up. Who said that life is going to be easy? No pain‚ no gain. Is this statement totally true? To start with‚ we have to endure much during life nowadays‚ in order to achieve
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How Reflection Affects Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting Dakota Melland The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain how the skill of reflection affects nursing students in the clinical setting. Different reflection examples and how they affect nursing practice will be discussed. A nursing reflective study from 2007 will also be explained to give a better understanding of how reflection enhances nursing student’s educations during clinical
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Emotional and physical pain‚ according to popular belief‚ are thought to stem from two different places in the brain. However‚ the origin of both types of pain occur in the same place. With physical pain an injury occurs‚ and the damaged area triggers nerve cells to send signals of anguish to the brain. The signals received are then very rapidly processed in the automatic‚ subconscious part of the brain. The amygdala and limbic structures of the brain are in place to alert us in case of danger
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No evidence exists to suggest that older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree or that sensitivity is diminished. Although pain is a common experience among individuals 65 years of age and older‚ it is not a normal process of aging. Pain indicates pathology or injury. Pain should never be considered something to tolerate or accept in one’s later years. Unfortunately‚ many clinicians and older adults wrongfully assume that pain should be expected in aging‚ which leads to less aggressive treatment
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Pain and Gain Love is something we all feel. Towards family‚ lovers‚ or friends‚ it is always there‚ no matter how hard you try to push it away. Siddhartha felt much love on his way towards enlightenment. He loved Govinda‚ so he set him off to be on his own with the Buddha. He loved Kamala‚ even though it wasn’t LOVE love‚ he respected her so I believe he had a sort of friendly love of Kamala. He also loved his son‚ and the pain he went through in letting his son go and live his life got him
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Nursing Management Assessment: Initial comprehensive assessment is completed on patient to establish the baseline and after that the assessment of the patient is continuous and systematic throughout patient care. Assessment is essential because it forms the information on patient database and helps the care team to provide evidenced based nursing care. Upon assessment of the heart transplant patient the subjective and objective data are collected and they include: Health history‚ physical examination
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