UPMC SHADYSIDE SON Nursing 102:
Comfort Exam-Graded A
the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs for relief, ease, and
transcendence addressed in the four contexts of holistic human experience: physical,
psychospiritual, sociocultural, and enviornmental - ANS-What is comfort?
comfort related to bodily sensations and homeostatic mechanisms - ANS-What is
physical comfort?
comfort that is related to the individual awareness of oneself and one's relationship to a
higher being - ANS-What is psychospiritual comfort?
comfort that is related to family and societal relationships - ANS-What is sociocultural
comfort?
comfort that is related to the external surroundings - ANS-What is enviornmental
comfort?
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage - ANS-What is pain?
- ANS-Masalow's Hierarchy of Needs
Acute Pain: pain that only lasts throughout the expected recovery period (usually 30
days to 6 months) usually has sudden onset related to injury, surgery, or illness
Chronic Pain: last longer than 6 months and persists beyond the expected period of
healing - ANS-What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?
nursing care given to a patient who is near death as well as care provided to the
patients family; end of life care may be needed for patients of all ages; "End of Life care
provides physical, mental, and emotional comfort, as well as social support, to people
who are living with and dying of advanced illness." - ANS-What is End-of-life care?
helping patients perform daily activities such as bathing and toileting; relieving pain and
providing comfort; providing information and emotional and spiritual support to the
patient and family; and helping the family make ethical decisions about life-sustaining
interventions - ANS-What are nursing interventions for End-of-Life care?
a lack of energy and motivation - ANS-What is fatigue?
, acute fatigue manifests as normal tiredness associated with a single event, such as a
poor night's sleep, a stressful experience, or an acute infection - ANS-What is acute
fatigue?
is more intense and lasts longer than acute fatigue, and may be exacerbated by
physical and mental activity; often caused by long-term illnesses or medications used to
treat chronic disease; lasts longer than 6 months and is accompanied by muscle and
joint pain, headaches, and sleep and memory problems may be chronic fatigue
syndrome - ANS-What is chronic fatigue?
a disease that is often associated with other rheumatoid conditions and is characterized
by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and psychological
distress - ANS-What is fibromyalgia?
include irritable bowl syndrome, numbness and tingling in extremities, headaches, and
cognitive problems - ANS-Symptoms of fibromyalgia:
sleep loss, sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, narcolepsy, parasomnias, restless leg
syndrome, etc. - ANS-What are the most common sleep disturbances?
a duration of sleep shorter than 7-8 hours per night for adults - ANS-What is sleep loss?
breathing difficulties during sleep - ANS-What is sleep apnea?
the difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep by a short sleep duration even with
adequate time spent attempting to sleep - ANS-What is insomnia?
a condition in which the individual experiences excessive daytime sleepiness even with
adequate nighttime sleep, resulting in sleep attacks and cataplexy - ANS-What is
narcolepsy?
unpleasant or undesirable behaviors that occur at any point during sleep - ANS-What is
parasomnias?
a neurologic disorder that results in an irresistible urge to move the legs or other body
parts, often resulting in impaired sleep habits - ANS-What is restless leg syndrome?
sweating, palpitations, nausea, and difficulty breathing - ANS-What are physical
withdraw symptoms?
altered mobility, abnormal gait, facial grimacing, verbal complaints, or guarding - ANS-
What are signs of discomfort?
x-rays, blood tests, and polysomnography - ANS-Diagnostic tests that may be used to
find an underlying biological cause:
Comfort Exam-Graded A
the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs for relief, ease, and
transcendence addressed in the four contexts of holistic human experience: physical,
psychospiritual, sociocultural, and enviornmental - ANS-What is comfort?
comfort related to bodily sensations and homeostatic mechanisms - ANS-What is
physical comfort?
comfort that is related to the individual awareness of oneself and one's relationship to a
higher being - ANS-What is psychospiritual comfort?
comfort that is related to family and societal relationships - ANS-What is sociocultural
comfort?
comfort that is related to the external surroundings - ANS-What is enviornmental
comfort?
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage - ANS-What is pain?
- ANS-Masalow's Hierarchy of Needs
Acute Pain: pain that only lasts throughout the expected recovery period (usually 30
days to 6 months) usually has sudden onset related to injury, surgery, or illness
Chronic Pain: last longer than 6 months and persists beyond the expected period of
healing - ANS-What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?
nursing care given to a patient who is near death as well as care provided to the
patients family; end of life care may be needed for patients of all ages; "End of Life care
provides physical, mental, and emotional comfort, as well as social support, to people
who are living with and dying of advanced illness." - ANS-What is End-of-life care?
helping patients perform daily activities such as bathing and toileting; relieving pain and
providing comfort; providing information and emotional and spiritual support to the
patient and family; and helping the family make ethical decisions about life-sustaining
interventions - ANS-What are nursing interventions for End-of-Life care?
a lack of energy and motivation - ANS-What is fatigue?
, acute fatigue manifests as normal tiredness associated with a single event, such as a
poor night's sleep, a stressful experience, or an acute infection - ANS-What is acute
fatigue?
is more intense and lasts longer than acute fatigue, and may be exacerbated by
physical and mental activity; often caused by long-term illnesses or medications used to
treat chronic disease; lasts longer than 6 months and is accompanied by muscle and
joint pain, headaches, and sleep and memory problems may be chronic fatigue
syndrome - ANS-What is chronic fatigue?
a disease that is often associated with other rheumatoid conditions and is characterized
by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and psychological
distress - ANS-What is fibromyalgia?
include irritable bowl syndrome, numbness and tingling in extremities, headaches, and
cognitive problems - ANS-Symptoms of fibromyalgia:
sleep loss, sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, narcolepsy, parasomnias, restless leg
syndrome, etc. - ANS-What are the most common sleep disturbances?
a duration of sleep shorter than 7-8 hours per night for adults - ANS-What is sleep loss?
breathing difficulties during sleep - ANS-What is sleep apnea?
the difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep by a short sleep duration even with
adequate time spent attempting to sleep - ANS-What is insomnia?
a condition in which the individual experiences excessive daytime sleepiness even with
adequate nighttime sleep, resulting in sleep attacks and cataplexy - ANS-What is
narcolepsy?
unpleasant or undesirable behaviors that occur at any point during sleep - ANS-What is
parasomnias?
a neurologic disorder that results in an irresistible urge to move the legs or other body
parts, often resulting in impaired sleep habits - ANS-What is restless leg syndrome?
sweating, palpitations, nausea, and difficulty breathing - ANS-What are physical
withdraw symptoms?
altered mobility, abnormal gait, facial grimacing, verbal complaints, or guarding - ANS-
What are signs of discomfort?
x-rays, blood tests, and polysomnography - ANS-Diagnostic tests that may be used to
find an underlying biological cause:
