Pain in The Elderly

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Patients may view the admission of pain as a weakness; fear that the pain signals disease progression; fear taking medications because of possible side effects; or fear that they are not being a "good patient" and that reporting pain is a bother to nurses...
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When this belief is communicated to health care providers, providers are unlikely to treat the pain. Nurses' should be aware of this and have the knowledge to inform patients about pain management. The nurse should help the patient identify pain. It may be necessary for the nurse to monitor the pain until the patient expresses a level of acceptance...
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Chronic Pain Vs. Acute Pain There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain is a pain that comes on quickly, it can be severe, but it lasts a relatively short time as opposed to chronic pain...	2 / 349
Pain Relief or Withhold Pain Medication? There are a few ethical principles in conflict in this selected case study: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice. Autonomy, Mr. Lempke has the right to make decisions about his own “care without any interference, even if those decisions are not in agreement with those of the health care team” (Zerwekh & Claborn, 2006 p429)...	2 / 461
Asking a patient, "Do you have pain?" is not enough intervention for effective pain management by nurses Pain assessment must be accurate. To achieve this, the nurse must firstly provide an environment in which the patient is able to speak freely about their pain...	3 / 734
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