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Kikoku

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A client with chronic pain presents in the emergency department of the local hospital stating I just can't take this anymore.
 
  On questioning the client, the nurse discovers that the client have experienced chronic pain since being involved in an accident 2 years previously. The client states that he has been labeled a drug seeker because he is looking for relief for the pain and feels hopeless, angry, and power-less to do anything about the situation. The nurse understands that this client is at risk for:
  1. Criminal activity
  2. Opioid abuse
  3. Suicide
  4. Drug addiction

Question 2

A 44-year-old client shares with the admitting nurse that the client is having epigastric pain that the client identifies as a 7 on a 0 to 10 scale.
 
  In order to plan for the pain management of this client, which is the most appropriate response from the nurse?
  1. What would be a satisfactory level of pain control for us to achieve?
  2. You don't look like you're in that much pain.
  3. You'll be pain-free following your surgery.
  4. I've cared for a client with a nail in his head who only rated his pain as a 5; are you sure your pain is a 7?



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s.meritte

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
The possible unknown cause of noncancer pain, combined with the unrelenting pain and uncer-tainty of its duration, frustrates the client, frequently leading to psychological depression and perhaps suicide. There is no evidence to demonstrate a relationship between chronic pain and criminal activity. Health care workers are usually less willing to treat chronic noncancer pain with opioids, although a recent policy statement supports the use of opioids for noncancer pain. In ad-dition, the American Society of Anesthesiologists developed the Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management, which includes the use of opioids. Many health care providers and clients fear addiction when long-term opioid use is prescribed to manage pain, although this fear is often in-appropriate. Because of this concern, health care providers require opioid agreements and random urine testing in clients who require long-term opioid therapy. The effectiveness of agreements is lacking, and there are ethical concerns about using them for all clients who require long-term opi-oid therapy. This raises the question as to whether agreements protect clients or health care pro-viders.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Complete pain relief is not always achievable, but reducing pain to a tolerable level is realistic. Thus a primary nursing goal is to provide pain relief that allows clients to participate in their re-covery. Successful pain management does not necessarily mean pain elimination, but rather at-tainment of a mutually agreed-upon pain-relief goal that allows clients to control their pain in-stead of the pain controlling them. A person in pain feels distress or suffering and seeks relief. However, you as the nurse cannot see or feel the client's pain. It is realistic that the client will most likely experience postoperative pain. The nurse should not use a pain scale to compare the pain of one client to that of another client.




Kikoku

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


bigsis44

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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