1.2 History and Foundation
1.4 Health Care Settings & Team
1.5 Nursing Education and the NCLEX
1.7 Professional Organizations
2.3 Communicating With Patients
2.5 Documentation
II Glossary
3.5 Health Disparities
3.6 Culturally Sensitive Care
3.8 Culturally Responsive Care
3.10 Learning Activities
III Glossary
4.2 Basic Concepts
4.6 Planning
4.7 Implementation of Interventions
4.8 Evaluation
5.5 National Patient Safety Goals
5.7 Restraints
5.8 Safety Considerations Across the Life Span
5.9 Environmental Safety
5.10 Putting It All Together
6.2 Basic Concepts
6.3 Alzheimer’s Disease
6.4 Applying the Nursing Process
6.5 Putting It All Together
6.6 Learning Activities
VI Glossary
7.1 Sensory Impairments Introduction
7.2 Sensory Impairments Basic Concepts
7.4 Putting It All Together
7.5 Learning Activities
8.2 Oxygenation Basic Concepts
8.5 Learning Activities
9.1 Infection Introduction
9.2 Basic Concepts
9.3 Natural Defenses Against Infection
9.5 Treating Infection
9.6 Preventing Infection
9.9 Learning Activities
10.1 Integumentary Introduction
10.2 Integumentary Basic Concepts
10.3 Wounds
10.4 Pressure Injuries
10.6 Applying the Nursing Process
11.1 Comfort Introduction
11.4 Pain Management
11.5 Applying the Nursing Process
11.7 Learning Activities
XI Glossary
12.5 Learning Activities
XII Glossary
13.4 Putting It All Together
14.1 Nutrition Introduction
14.2 Nutrition Basic Concepts
14.5 Learning Activities
XIV Glossary
15.1 Fluids and Electrolytes Introduction
15.3 Intravenous Solutions
15.4 Electrolytes
15.6 Applying the Nursing Process
15.7 Putting It All Together
15.8 Learning Activities
XV Glossary
16.2 Basic Concepts
16.4 Urinary Incontinence
16.5 Urinary Retention
16.6 Constipation
16.11 Learning Activities
XVI Glossary
17.3 Applying the Nursing Process to Grief
17.6 Applying the Nursing Process at End of Life
17.7 Putting It All Together
17.8 Learning Activities
XVII Glossary
18.1 Spirituality Introduction
18.2 Basic Concepts
18.4 Applying the Nursing Process
18.6 Putting It All Together
18.7 Learning Activities
19.1 Care of the Older Adult Introduction
19.2 Basic Concepts
19.3 Applying the Nursing Process
19.4 Learning Activities
Chapter 1 (Scope of Practice)
Chapter 10 (Integumentary)
Chapter 11 (Comfort)
Chapter 12 (Sleep and Rest)
Chapter 14 (Nutrition)
Chapter 16 (Elimination)
Chapter 18 (Spirituality)
« Previous
Reading progress:
101%
Next »
11.1 Comfort Introduction
11.1 Comfort Introduction
Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN)
Learning Objectives
- Identify cues related to alteration in comfort across the life span
- Identify standards of care for the client experiencing pain
- Identify interventions to increase client comfort
- Contribute to a plan of care for clients with comfort alterations
Pain is a universal sensation that everyone experiences, and acute pain is a common reason why clients seek medical care. Nurses work with the interdisciplinary team to assess and manage pain in a multidimensional approach to provide comfort and prevent suffering. This chapter will review best practices and standards of care for the assessment and management of pain.