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1.NUR AULIYA
2.SAPARI 3.SAFITRI
4.SEPINAWATI
Pain
SOURCES OF PAIN
Cutaneous Pain
Somatic Pain
Visceral Pain
ReferredPain
Neuropathic Pain
Breaktrhough pain
Phantom limb sensation
Psychogenic Pain
FACTORS AFFECTING PAIN
Perception of Pain
Socio Cultural Factors
Age
Gender
Meaning of Pain
Anxiety
Acute Pain
Pain that comes
suddeny or suddenly
Chronic Pain
Pain that has been around for
3-6 mounths or years.
Example:
Burns, bruises, feractures
Psychogenic
pain
Pain that is influenced
by psychological
factors
PAIN
ASSESSMENT
WHY MEASURE PAIN?
❖ For documentation
❖ Facilitates
communication between staff looking
after the patient
CLINICAL TECHNIQUES FOR MEASUREMENT OF PAIN
Observer assessment
Observation of behaviour and vitalsigns
Functional assessment
PAIN MEASUREMENT
Multidimensional scales
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Unidimensional scales McGill Pain Questionnaire
Numerical Rating Scale (MPQ)
(NRS) Memorial Pain Assessment
Verbal Analogue Score Card
(VAS)
Categorical Scale or
Scales used in children / infants
Verbal rating scale
Wong Baker Faces Scale (> 3-7 years)
FLACC scale (paediatric patients 1
month to 3 years old)
Observational scale
Functional scale
WHEN SHOULD PAIN BE MEASURED?
At
Rest
Movement, coughing and deep breathing
“On a scale of ‘0’ – ‘10’ (show the pain scale), if ‘0’ = no pain and ‘10’ =
worst pain you can imagine, what is your pain score now?”
•Patient is asked to slide the indicator along the scale to show the severity of
his/her pain.
•Nurse records the number on the scale (zero to 10)
DETAILED HISTORY
Goal is to characterize pain by location, intensity, and etiology
Listen to descriptive words about quality, location, radiation
Evaluate intensity or severity, aggravating factors (have patient
keep a log)
Impact on activity, mood, mentation, sleep, functioning in daily
activities
Previous episodes, relation to physical or stress-related etiological
factors
Previous diagnostics and findings
Facial expressions
Verbalizations
BodyMovement
Change in Interaction
Change in Activity or Routine
Mental Status Changes
WHEN SHOULD PAIN BE ASSESSED ?
1. At regular intervals – as the 5th vital sign during routine observation of BP, heart
rate, respiratory rate and temperature).
This can be 4 hourly, 6 hourly or 8 hourly
2. On admission of patient
3. On transfer-in of patient
4. At other times apart from scheduled
observations:
- Half to one hour after administration of analgesics and nursing intervention for
pain relief
- During and after any painful procedure in the ward e.g. wound dressing
- Whenever the patient complains of pain
A Typical Pain
Management Technique