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5. Identify situations in which patients are likely to expierence pain.
6. Explain the special needs of the older adult patient with pain.

Answer 1

QUESTION- identify situation in which patients are likely to experience pain

SOLUTION-

Pain is one among the most complex experiences to understand. It is described in many ways and also it is influenced by many variables. Pain is the most common problem that nurses encounter. In simple words pain is whatever the person is experiencing. Pain can be either acute, chronic or cancer related pain. And also the severity of pain can vary from no pain to worst possible pain. Mostly pain is managed by analgesics.

Assessment is the first step in pain management. Pain can be explained in terms of location, quality, intensity ,aggravating and alleviating factors. Certain situations in which patients are likely to experience pain are-

• Neuropathic pain
• Painful diabetic neuropathy
• Bone pain
• Migraine
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Cancer related pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Muscular pain
• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Traumatic strains
• Pain associated with herpes zoster
• Acute perioperative pain
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pain from spinal cord injuries
• Arthritic pain
• Phantom limb pain
• Peripheral nerve injury
• Post mastectomy pain
• Acute pain
• Chronic pain
• Depression associated pain