Term
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Definition
Children, neonates, infants
(Adults too) |
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Term
Untreated pain can lead to what
kind of complications? |
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Definition
delayed recovery
alterations in sleep patterns
alterations in nutrition |
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Term
| How young can children be to verbally report pain? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do you determine nonverbal signs of pain? |
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Definition
grimacing
irritability
restlessness
difficulty feeding |
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Term
| Who do you want to include in your nursing care? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are physical signs and symptoms of pain in the pediatric patients? |
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Definition
increase HR
increase RR
sweating
decrease O2 sat |
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Term
When do you usually see
pain in the pediatric patients? |
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Definition
physical responses are usually to
acute pain not chronic pain |
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Term
| When can you uses the FACES pain scale? |
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Definition
| preschoolers and older patients |
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Term
| When can you use the Numeric Pain Scale? |
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Definition
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Term
How do you use FLACC?
What is it for? |
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Definition
Evaluate the pain with:
facial expression
leg movements
activity
cry
consolability |
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Term
Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain
Infants |
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Definition
| Pacifiers, holding, rocking |
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Term
Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain
Toddlers & Preschools
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Definition
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Term
Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain
School age and teens
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Definition
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Term
| Before giving pain medications, what do you want to double check in the pediatric patient? |
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Definition
| dose and weight of the child |
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Term
What do you monitor after
opioid medications are given? |
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Definition
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Term
| How old can children be to start using a PCA pump? |
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Definition
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Term
What will kids deny because they are
in fear of getting injection? |
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Definition
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