Patient's Name: Tom Rempel Age:

Room: 1..Z.f1_
Physic ian: Dr. Daniel Newell Nurse: Stacey
Rose. RN
Please describe the location of the pain: bclk
knee area
What causes or increases the pain? Bendin<a,
scauat t lnia. walkin1a
Please describe the intensity of the pain (For
example: mild, moderate, excruciating,
Get ready! unbearable): Excruclatinia
0 Before you read the passage, Please describe the frequency of the pain {For
talk about these questions.
example: occasional, intermittent, constant):
1 What are some ways to deal with pain? Intermit t ent
2 Why do nurses need to understand
Please describe the qualities of the pain (For
people's pain?
example: sharp, shooting, burning, throbbing):

Reading
@ Read the pain assessment sheet.
Then, choose the correct answers.
1 The form is mainly about a man with
A a painful leg injury.
B intermittent shooting pain.
C an excruciating arm injury.
D slight pain in his chest.
Please describe the impact of the pain (For
example: crying, anger, distress, depression):
Distress
Vocabulary
@> Write a word that is similar in meaning to
the underlined part.

2 How does the patient describe his pain? 1 The pain in Hank's stomach is intolerable.
unbearable_
A It feels acute and intense.
B It feels as if it is pulsating. 2 The broken bone caused a flashing pain.
shooting_
C It feels as if it were caused by heat or a fire.
3 Feeling as if caused by heat or fire pain is
D It feels as though it is flashing through his caused by too much exercise.
body. burning

3 What can be inferred about the patient? 4 The pain in his arm was pulsating.
throbbing
A He has an injury from playing sports.
5 The patient's pain is stopping and starting.
B He cannot run without feeling pain.
intermittent
C He dislikes going to see the doctor.
6 Acute and intense pain feels like being stabbed.
D His left knee has been injured many times. sharp

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