Author Question: The pain management team individualizes the analgesic regimen by guiding the adjustment of ... (Read 16 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The pain management team individualizes the analgesic regimen by guiding the adjustment of medication, dose, time intervals, and route of administration.

When discussing this method of treating pain, which term is the most appropriate for the nurse to use?
1. Polypharmacy
2. Equianalgesia
3. Analgesia
4. Dose-reduction pharmacology

Question 2

When conducting a pain history, which data is not essential for the nurse to obtain regarding the client's pain?

1. Intensity, quality, and patterns
2. Precipitating factors, alleviating factors, and associated symptoms
3. Effects on activities of daily living, coping resources, and affective responses
4. Significant other's assessment of the pain

coyin · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2

The term equianalgesia refers to the relative potency of various opioid analgesics compared to a standard dose of parenteral morphine (gold standard opioid). This tool helps professionals individualize the analgesic regimen by guiding the adjustment of medication, dose, time interval, and route of administration. Polypharmacy is a generic term for multiple medication administration, often used with elders who are on many medications. Analgesia is a classification of medication used for pain control. Dose-reduction pharmacology is not a real term.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
During a pain history, it is the client's description of the pain that is most important, not the significant other's. The nurse should determine all of the other factors in order to put a plan of care in place that will help the client address and treat the pain effectively.