NURS 3234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cerebrospinal Fluid, Kidney Failure, Morphine
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Gate control theory of pain: describes transmission of painful stimuli, limited amount of sensory information is processed by our nervous system at any given. Gate control nursing measures: back massages, warm compresses to sore/affected areas of the body, distractions to decrease anxiety, humor, laughter, talking, these (cid:373)easu(cid:396)es (cid:862)(cid:272)lose(cid:863) the gate. Types of pain: cutaneous somatic pain, skin, subcutaneous tissues, abrupt onset sharp, stinging, slow onset burning, easily localized, dermatomes. Deep somatic pain: muscle, bone, cartilage, tendon, ligaments, joints, nerves, poorly localized, radiates, vary in sensitivity, nausea, diaphoresis, autonomic responses. A patient who has cancer is most likely experiencing which of the following types of pain: cutaneous, somatic, visceral, referred. Rationale: deep somatic pain is diffuse or scattered and originates in tendons, ligaments, bones, blood vessels and nerves. Cutaneous pain usually involves the skin or subcutaneous tissue. Visceral pain is poorly localized and originates in body organs.
