CLINICAL WEEK 8, PART 1 – COMFORT: PREPARATORY AND CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT

PREPARATORY ASSIGNMENT 

CLINICAL WEEK 8, PART 1 – COMFORT:  PREPARATORY AND CLINICAL

                                                        ASSIGNMENT

A.    Factors

List all the factors that influence a patient’s experience of pain.

Microbiological: Chemical: Developmental: Physical: Physiological: Psychosociocultural:

 

B.    Clinical manifestations

List all the clinical manifestations that might be present in a patient that would indicate the patient has pain.

 

 

 

C.    Assessment of pain

Use the mnemonic to complete the chart.
Mnemonic	What does each mean?		What questions would you ask to assess each element?
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List and describe scales used to assess pain severity/intensity.

 

 

 

D.    Nursing Diagnoses and Goals related to pain

Diagnosis (with R/T and secondary to)	Goal
	The patient will:
	The patient will:
	The patient will:

 

 

 

 

 

E.    Nursing care plan-Nursing actions

List all the nursing interventions that you would provide for the patient in pain.

 

 

Add rows as necessary

 

PREPARATORY ASSIGNMENT

CLINICAL WEEK 8, PART 2 – REST AND SLEEP

 

1.  Factors

List the factors that interfere with rest and sleep.

Microbiological: Chemical: Developmental: Physical: Physiological: Psychosociocultural:

 

 

1.  Clinical manifestations

List all the clinical manifestations that might be present in a patient that would indicate the patient has difficulty with rest and sleep.

 

 

1.  Describe how you will assess for the factors and clinical manifestations.

 

1.  List all the Nursing diagnoses and Goals related to rest and sleep

Diagnosis (with R/T and secondary to)	Goal
	The patient will:
	The patient will:
	The patient will:
	The patient will:

 

1. Nursing care plan-Nursing actions

List all the nursing interventions that can be used to assist a patient with rest and sleep.