- The document discusses the care of patients with pain, including definitions, types, causes, assessment, and management of pain. - Types of pain include acute pain (less than 6 months), chronic pain (more than 6 months), nociceptive, somatic, visceral, referred, psychogenic, and neuropathic pain. - Non-pharmacological management includes relaxation, distraction, guided imagery, acupuncture, massage, music therapy, laughter therapy, thermotherapy, exercise, hypnosis, biofeedback, cutaneous stimulation, TENS, and aromatherapy. - Pharmacological management involves non-opioid analgesics for minor pain and opioid analgesics (narcotics) available by prescription for

2. CARE OF PATIENT
WITH PAIN
Abhishek A. Joshi
Nursing Tutor
GCON, Bhavnagar

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4. Content
• Introduction & Definition
• Types of pain
• Causes of pain
• Nursing Assessment of Pain
• Management of Pain

5. Definition
• Pain defined as “ An Unpleasant sensory and
emotional experience associated with actual
or potential tissue damage.”

6. Types of Pain
• Pain is categorized according to its duration, location and
etiology.
• There is mainly two types of pain.
• (A) General Pain
• (B) Specific type of pain

7. (A) General Pain
• (i) Acute pain:
• Acute pain is usually of short duration (less than 6
months) and results from disease, inflammation, or injury
to tissues.
• This type of pain generally comes on suddenly, for
example, after trauma or surgery, and may be
accompanied by anxiety or emotional distress.
• The cause of acute pain can usually be diagnosed and
treated. In some rare instances, it can become chronic.

8. • (ii) Chronic Pain:
• Chronic pain is usually considered pain that lasts more
than 6 months.
• Chronic pain is widely believed to represent disease itself.
• It can be made much worse by environmental and
psychological factors.
• It may have poorly defined onset and it is often difficult to
treat because the cause of origin may be unclear.

9. Characteristics of Chronic Pain
• Depressed mood
• Increased or decreased appetite and weight
• Reduced work capacity,
•
• Poor physical tone, and increased depression,
• Social withdrawal;
• Poor sleep and chronic fatigue

10. (B) Specific Type of Pain
• (1) Nociceptive Pain:
• Nociceptive pain is a type of pain caused by damage to a
normal body tissue.
• Nociceptors are the nerves which sense and respond to parts
of the body which suffers from damage.
• Nociceptive pain is the body’s reaction to painful stimuli such
as a pulled back muscles/bone.
• It does not cause nerve damage itself.
• Examples: Sprains, Burns, Bruises

11. • (ii) Somatic pain:
• Somatic pain is due to stimulation of the somatic nervous
system.
• Somatic pain occurs when pain receptors in tissues (like skin,
muscles, skeleton, joints and connective tissues) are activated.
• Pt may describe this as sharp, aching/throbbing pain that is
easily localized.
• Examples: Bone fractures, Strained muscles, Skin cuts, joint
pain etc.

12. • (iii) Visceral pain:
• Visceral pain results from Autonomic Nervous
system(ANS).
• This pain is related to the internal organs of the body such
as Heart, GI tract, lungs etc.
• Pain tends to be poorly localized, vague and dull pain.
• Example: Bladder pain, Irritable bowel syndrome, Heart
attack pain etc.

13. • (2) Referred Pain:
• Referred pain is perceived at an area that is distant from
it’s point of origin OR perceived at a location other than
the site of the painful stimulation/origin.
• It is the result of a network of interconnecting sensory
nerves that supplies different many tissues.
• Example: Pain associate with myocardial ischemia, Is
frequently referred to neck, shoulder/left arm.

14. • (3) Psychogenic Pain:
 Psychogenic pain is not official diagnostic term, it’s used
to describe a pain disorder attributed to psychological
factors.
 It is a type of pain for which no physical cause can be
identified.

15. • (4) Phantom Pain:
• Phantom pain is pain that feels like it’s coming from a
body part that’s no longer there.
• It’s commonly observed after amputation of limb. Painful
sensations, which are typically intermittent, are described
as stabbing, shooting, burning etc.
• The missing limb may feel twisted or cramped.

16. • (5) Neuropathic Pain:
• Neuropathic pain results from an injury to or abnormal
functioning of peripheral nerves/CNS.
• Injury to the peripheral nerves cause spontaneous
paresthesia, numbness, pain with movement, tenderness,
electric shock like pain etc. it’s also called spontaneous
neuropathic pain.

17. • (6) Superficial/Cutaneous pain:
• Cutaneous pain resulting from stimulation of skin.
• Pain is of short duration and is localized.
• Superficial somatic pain includes laceration, abrasions
and minor burns.

19. Etiology & Precipitating factor
• Surgical & Accidental trauma
• Inflammation
• Musculoskeletal Disorder
• Visceral disorder
• Cancer
• Visual Disorder

20. Nursing Assessment of Pain
• Pain History
• Location
• Intensity
• Past pain experience
• Physical Examination
• Physiologic response
• Daily Pain Diary

21. Visual Analogue Scale

22. Management of Pain
• (A) Non-Pharmacological
• (B) Pharmacological

23. (A) Non-Pharmacological Management
• 1) Relaxation: is mental and physical freedom from
tension/stress.
• It’s reduces muscle’s tension, oxygen consumption, pulse,
blood pressure and lessen anxiety.
• This means that one way to minimize pain without
pharmaceuticals is through complementary techniques,
such as relaxation techniques.
• These techniques can cause natural pain medicine to
release from the brain.
• Meditation, Deep breathing exercise, stretching and social
support are some methods client can use to relax in an
effort to control pain.

24. Cont…
• (2) Distraction: “Distraction teaches client to focus attention on
something other than pain”
• Distraction alone may relieve mild pain but is best used before
pain begins or soon there after.
• Visual counting: holding/stoking a loved person, pet/toy.
• Project: playing a challenging game, playing cards, perform
meaningful play of work.
• Using planned activities according the client’s age and needs
can prevents boredom and relieves pain.

25. Cont…
• (3) Guided imagery: The client creates an image of
sights, sounds, tastes, smells and feeling in their mind,
concentrate on that image and gradually becomes less
aware of pain.
• with guided imagery, client learns how to change the way
body senses and responds to pain.
• It’s more effective for a client with chronic pain, than for
client with severe pain.

26. Cont…
• Acupuncture: it is based on the belief that life forces or
energy move through the body in specific paths, these
paths are called Meridians.
• Acupuncture is a technique that uses needles of various
lengths to prick specific parts of the body to produce
insensitivity to pain, this needle blocks the meridian which
stops or decrease the pain.
• It’s alternative technique to help control discomfort from
disorders such as headache, low back pain, menstrual
cramps, dental pain etc.

27. Meridians of Body

29. Cont…
• (5)Massage: Massage therapy is “Hands-on” treatment in
which a therapist manipulates muscles and other soft
tissues.
• It’s stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic systems,
lower blood pressure, relieves joint pain, reduce swelling
etc.
• It can be even more effective if client also use guided
imagery, breathing exercise and music.

30. Cont…
• (6) Music therapy: Music therapy has evidence to
support its use to reduce chronic pain, anxiety and
depression in adults.
• It can be either active or passive.
• Active music therapy involves patients playing music or
singing.
• Passive music therapy is listening to live or recorded
music. And it’s utilized during procedures, during surgery,
reduce pain, anxiety and stress and shorten recovery time
from medical procedure.
• Playing/listening to music 20 minutes per day can
decrease chronic pain, anxiety, stress and increases
social and physical functioning.

31. Cont…
• (7) Laughter Therapy: it has been said that” 10 minutes
of laughter gives 2 hours of pain free sleep”
• Laughter helps client breathe deeper and stomach digest
food.
• It’s also helps client relax mood and let go of stress,
anger, fear, depression etc.
• (8) Thermotherapy: is the application of hot and cold
treatments for alleviation of chronic pain.

32. Cont…
• (9) Exercise therapy:
• (10) Hypnosis: means achieving an intense state of
relaxation and receiving suggestions to alter sensations,
behavior, feelings/thoughts.
• Hypnosis is a technique that produces a subconscious
state accomplished by suggestions made by hypnotist,
has been used successfully in many instances to control
pain.

33. Cont…
• (11) Biofeedback: Biofeedback is an alternative
medicine approach that teaches people to change the
way their bodies function.
• It is a mind-body therapy that may improve your physical
and mental health.
• During a biofeedback session, a practitioner uses
monitoring equipment and instruments to measure your
body's functions.

35. • (12) Cutaneous stimulation: is techniques that stimulate
the skin surface to relieve pain.
• It stimulates large diameters of fibers carrying impulses,
which close to the gate in spinal cord to painful stimuli.
• A wide variety of cutaneous stimulation includes
massage, vibration, application of hot and cold,
acupressure etc.

36. Cont…
• (13) Transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation(TENS):
• It’s used to treat patient with various pain conditions
including neck and lower back pain.
• It’s contraindicated in initial management of
cervical/lumber spine pain.

37. Cont…
• (14) Aromatherapy: is a way of using good smells to help
client relax and decrease pain.
• Candles, massage oils, scented bubble baths and even
baking cookies are all ways that smells are used.
• It may also help brain makes special chemicals like
endorphins.
• Endorphins are a natural body chemical like morphine
that decrease pain.

38. (B) Pharmacological Management:
• (i) Non-opioid Analgesics: are include common over
the counter medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen etc.
• The damaged tissues releases enzymes that stimulate
local pain receptors.
• Non opioids analgesics interfere with the enzymes and
reduce inflammation and pain.
• There are most often used for minor pain.

39. Cont…
• (ii) Opioid Analgesics (Narcotics): it’s act on synaptic
transmission in various parts of the central nervous
system by binding to natural opioid receptors.
• They inhibits ascending pathways of pain perception.
• Narcotic analgesics only available with doctor’s
prescription and in lock and key chamber.
• Used for more severe pain,, cancer pain, during the
operation, intestinal obstruction etc.
• Example: Morphine, Fentanyl etc.

40. Cont…
• (iii)Adjuvant Drugs: are most often used for neuropathic
and chronic pain.
• There is several types includes,
• Corticosteroids – Dexamethasone, Prednisone etc.
• Anticonvulsant – Phenytoin, Carbamazepine etc.
• Antidepressants, sedatives, Muscle relaxants are also
an adjuvant drugs.
•

41. (C) Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA):
• PCA is a small, lightweight , battery operated pump
attached to a syringe filled with pain medication.

42. (D) Epidural Analgesia
• It it being most used to provide pain relief from immediate post
operative pain particularly thoracic, abdominal, orthopedic
surgery.
• This type of analgesia is administered in spinal epidural space.
• (E) Local Analgesia: This type of analgesia is applied locally
to the skin for the loss of sensation to a localized body part, it’s
called infiltration.
• The agents work by chemically Blocking the nerve pathways
involved pain sensation and responses are called nerve block.
• Example: Lidocaine, bupivacaine

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