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tingc95

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The nurse must frequently assess a patient experiencing pain. When assessing the intensity of the pain, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
 
  a. Ask the patient about what precipitates the pain.
  b. Ask the patient about the location of the pain.
  c. Offer the patient a pain scale for more objectivity.
  d. Use open-ended questions to find out about the sensation experienced.

Question 2

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for an older adult woman who will need dressing changes at home. Her husband, who is also elderly, is her only source of care. The husband states that he will not be able to perform the dressing changes.
 
  What does the nurse need to arrange for? a. Home care service referrals
  b. Extra dressing supplies
  c. Cancellation of the discharge
  d. An order for antibiotics


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Ptupou85

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A Asking the patient what precipitates the pain does not assess intensity but rather is an assessment of the pain pattern.
B Asking the patient about the location of the pain does not assess the intensity of the patient's pain.
C Offering the patient a pain scale allows the patient the opportunity to describe the intensity of the pain. Effective and unbiased pain assessment is best achieved by making a validated pain assessment using pain assessment instruments that are developmentally appropriate, reliable, valid, and applicable for clinical use.
D To determine the quality of the patient's pain, the nurse may ask open-ended questions to find out about the sensation experienced.

Answer to Question 2

A
Discharge planning with a family involves an accurate assessment of what will be needed for care at the time of discharge, along with any shortcomings in the home setting. If no one can do the dressings properly, the nurse will need to arrange for a home care service referral. Extra dressing supplies will not help the situation if the husband is afraid to use them. Only under extreme situations or in an unsafe situation will the discharge be canceled. An order for antibiotics is not a replacement for good dressing change technique.


tingc95

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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