How can chronic diseases alter pain in older adults?
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pain impulses may be altered; causing an increase/decrease sensation of
pain
What are effects of unrelieved pain?
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o Prolonged stress response
o Reduced immune competence
o Cardiovascular instability
o Respiratory dysfunction
o Genitourinary disturbances
, o Decreased gastrointestinal mobility
o Metabolic imbalance
o Developmental issues
o Increased chronic post-surgical pain syndromes
What are sources of neuropathic pain?
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neuropathies, tumors, infection, and chemotherapy
What type of pain can be continuous or episodic?
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chronic pain
What is sleep?
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A natural necessary process that involves a shift in physiological and
neurological activity which is intended to be restorative.
PQRST
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, provocative/palliative, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing
What is a hypnagogic hallucination?
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fear of falling; occurs during Stage 1
What can cardiac function & general skin and mucous membrane color indicate about
sleep?
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oxygenation status and thus alert the nurse to possible sleep problems
What individual behaviors affect sleep?
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-working night shift
-increased stress
-irregular daily routines
-drug, alcohol use
-dietary behaviors (coffee)
-TV watching in bed
-Lights
-Bed partner restlessness
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pain impulses may be altered; causing an increase/decrease sensation of
pain
What are effects of unrelieved pain?
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o Prolonged stress response
o Reduced immune competence
o Cardiovascular instability
o Respiratory dysfunction
o Genitourinary disturbances
, o Decreased gastrointestinal mobility
o Metabolic imbalance
o Developmental issues
o Increased chronic post-surgical pain syndromes
What are sources of neuropathic pain?
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neuropathies, tumors, infection, and chemotherapy
What type of pain can be continuous or episodic?
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chronic pain
What is sleep?
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A natural necessary process that involves a shift in physiological and
neurological activity which is intended to be restorative.
PQRST
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, provocative/palliative, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing
What is a hypnagogic hallucination?
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fear of falling; occurs during Stage 1
What can cardiac function & general skin and mucous membrane color indicate about
sleep?
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oxygenation status and thus alert the nurse to possible sleep problems
What individual behaviors affect sleep?
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-working night shift
-increased stress
-irregular daily routines
-drug, alcohol use
-dietary behaviors (coffee)
-TV watching in bed
-Lights
-Bed partner restlessness
