[NUR 324] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 66 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Nur 324 - sleep & pain study guide. Pain is not an inevitable result of growing old. No scienti c evidence exists for the basis of the claim that a decrease in pain perception occurs with age or that age dulls sensitivity to pain. Older adults believe it is unacceptable to show pain and have learned ways to cope with it. sleeping is sometimes a coping strategy. don"t make assumptions about presence/absence of pain solely on patient"s behavior. No evidence suggests that cognitively impaired older adults experience less pain or that their reports are less valid. Pts. with dementia or other de cits most likely suffer signi cant unrelieved pain. treat them as you would a cognitively intact person. Even though older adults experience a much higher incidence of pain, studies show they underreport it. many grew up valuing the ability to grin and bear it . Physiology of pain & how it relates to selecting interventions for pain relief.
