fundamentals M 9

Pain Assessment

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Module 09 Content

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Identify a family member or a friend, not a client, and conduct a pain assessment including the following:

· Location

· Duration

· Quantity

· Quality

· Chronology

· Aggravating factors

· Alleviating factors

· Associated phenomena

Write a summary of your assessment and identify two non-pharmacological nursing interventions that you might recommend.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the  Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Nursing Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain Relief

 

Discussion Topic

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Ms. Maria Hernandez is a 63 year old female with chronic back pain. She recently experienced a fall on the ice and has swelling in her left ankle. She complains of 5/10 "aching" pain with ambulation. Her physician ordered an x-ray, which was negative for fracture.  

Consider both Ms. Hernandez's chronic back pain and acute left ankle pain. Identify (3) nursing interventions that would help relieve the client's acute pain and chronic pain. Include the rationale of how this intervention will help and include a minimum 1 reference in APA format.

Please post your 3 interventions for Chronic Back Pain and their Rationales. Please post your 3 interventions for Acute Pain and their Rationales. 

Please post your references. 

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