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68wm6 p2 Pain Assess
Pain Assessment
Question | Answer |
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What are you looking for when you assess the site of pain? | heat, redness, swelling, tenderness, abnormal position, and other irritating factors. |
What are the physiological responses to pain you would look for during a pain assessment? | Vital signs, Skin color, Presence of diaphoresis. |
How long should heat therepy be applied to the site of pain? | Unless continuous heat application is ordered, treatment time is usually 20 minutes |
How much to you fill the reservoir of the aquathermic pad? | Fill the reservoir container two-thirds full |
What kind of fluid should the aquathermic pad be filled with? | Distilled water |
What setting should the aquathermic pad be set on? | Low setting |
The temperature of the water in the aquathermic pad should not exceed what? | 105 F |
True or False: The aquathermic pad can be placed on bare skin. | False, there should be a towel or pillow case between the affected area and the pad. |
True or False: A good thing to use to secure aquathermic pads is safety pins. | False. Safety pins can puncture the pad. |
How long after the application of the heating pad should the nurse check the skin for reactions? | 2-3 minutes |
How warm should a hot moist pack be | Between 105-110 F (105-115 F per instructor) |
True or False A hot moist pack should be kept dripping | False A hot moist pack should be rung as dry as possible. |
How long should the heat application be applied? | No more than 20 minutes. |
When should you remove the ice pack to assess the skins response to the cold? | After 5-10 minutes. |
After the initial assessment for the skins response, how often should you remove the ice-pack to check the skin? | Every 10 minutes. |
How long should the ice-pack treatment last? | 30 minutes. |
Fow long must you wait between ice-pack treatments? | 30 minutes. |
What is the temperature for a tepid bath? | 70-80 F |
How often should the Pts temp be taken in a tepid bath or cooling blanket? | Every 15 minutes |
When ordered to discontinue hypothermia, increase the temperature from ____ to ____, over ____ hours | 30C - 37C, over 6 hours |