Question | Answer |
Temporary, may come on suddenly, lasts for a few hours or at most up to 6 months. | Acute Pain |
What are the effect's of pain? | Gives up hope, depression, anxiety, loss of appetite, decrease in activities, and inability to sleep. |
What does Chronic Pain do to the body? | Slows down body, depression, decrease in heart rate and blood pressure. |
Anything the patient says it is, occurring whenever the patient says it does. | Pain |
Throbbing, tender, shooting, miserable, burning, penetrating, numb, etc. all are all signs of what? | Pain |
Believing what the patient says will lead to more effective evaluation and treatment of pain. | True |
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) | Term used in health care to describe everyday thing that a resident routinely does; such as hygiene and grooming, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring. |
Cheyne-Stokes Breathing | when resident takes several shallow breaths followed by periods of no breathing for 5, 30, or even 60 seconds; does not cause the resident discomfort |
Mottling | changes in skin color (pale and bluish) of the hands, arms, feet, and legs when death is near |
Post Mortem Care | care of the body after death |
What are the signs of impending death? | Pulse becomes rapid / week, Cheyen-Stokes breathing, Sag in jaw, apnea, may stare and not respond, lack of blinking, dark colored urine in small amounts |
What are the physical needs of a dying resident? | Positioning, cleanliness, now / nose care, nutrition, elimination |
True or False. Should you get to know your residents family? | True. |
True or False. You should allow a resident's family and friends to bring them any kind of food from outside the facility. | False |