Outcome 1 Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort: Holistic approach to managing pain and discomfort: If person is lack of capacity to explain pain (dementia or mental problems) It is imortant a holistic view to managing the pain. Using pain killers if GP suggest is to minimase pain. Agreed ways of working that relate to managing pain and discomfort: Pain awareness All healthcare professionals should be alert to the possibility of pain in older people, and to the fact that older people are often reluctant to acknowledge and report pain. Pain enquiry Any health assessment should include enquiry about pain, using a range of alternative descriptors (eg sore, hurting, aching). Pain description Where pain is present, a detailed clinical assessment of the multidimensional aspects of pain should be undertaken including: • sensory dimension: the nature, location and intensity of pain • affective dimension: the emotional component and response to pain • impact: on functioning at the level of activities and participation.
Be sure to elaborate on what would be considered normal and abnormal (thus requiring further medical attention). Include any special tests that might be performed to evaluate the injury (i.e. x-ray, MRI, specific joint tests, etc.). 4. Treatment: This should explain the treatment of your injury, including immediate care and chronic care.
Homes policies for pain management. Prescribed medication- via GP Homely remedies Practical measures from Health care assistance i.e. changing positions of individuals etc. Outcome 2 1. Describe how pain and discomfort may affect an individual's wellbing and comunication.
Aiii: The principles to be followed for safe moving and handling are that there needs to be risk assessments and procedures done to minimise the risk of injury to the employee. This may include recommended amount of people required to move an object, specific equipment needed and training to safe about handling equipment safety. Aiv: It is important to follow the care plan and communicate with each individual when assisting and moving as moving them incorrectly may cause them to be injured or discomfort. You need to inform and discuss with the person in concern about how to be moved, provide help and equipment when required. Av: Doctors are responsible for prescribing medication.
1.3 Outline agreed ways of working that relate to managing pain and discomfort. To follow the patients care plan, a detailed explanation on how to care for the patient. This should include full medication details and any information on illnesses and diseases the patient may have. For instance Mrs Smith suffers with arthritis in her wrists, she is prescribed co-codamol on an as needed (PRN) basis, when she shows signs of distress or discomfort, staff may offer the stated dose of the medication on the box to the patient to relieve pain and discomfort. All this information would be available in the clients care plan and on the MAR-Sheet.
Some other signs are less obvious, but can include weight loss. It is important that medication is checked on a regular basis to ensure that the correct dosages are being given as this could indicate that the client is not receiving the correct dosages. All bruises should be recorded, and it is important to note not only the position of the bruise, but also the colour. If the colour of the bruise does not change, this could be an indication that the abuser is hitting the person in the same place every time. Another sign may be that a client will flinch when a certain carer goes near them.
3) Describe the common adverse reactions to medication, how each can be recognised and the appropriate action(s) required. Common adverse reactions are diarrhoea, skin rashes, sickness, facial swelling, blistering of the skin and wheezing. These can all be recognised by reading the side effects on medication packets or contacting a pharmacist. The appropriate action to take if a person supported is having an adverse reaction is to contact doctors/hospital so they can be treated appropriately. 4) Explain the different routes of medicine administration.
Education is important with this form of treatment so clients can recognize how different factors affect the course of the disease and what they can do to manage these factors (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342). Family therapy is also a means of treatment where family members as well as the client see a mental health provider to find solutions and ways to deal with the disorder. Family involvement provides structure and could increase adherence to treatment leading to delays or reductions in relapses (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342). Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy involves stabilizing social and circadian rhythms based on the hypotheses that unstable daily routines result in increased bipolar episodes in individuals prone to them (Steinkuller and Rheineck 349). Social rhythm therapy recognizes the need for regular sleep/wake cycles, regulation of meals, exercise, sleep and plans for keeping rhythms stable when disruptions occur.
CU2626 Provide Support to Manage Pain and Discomfort 1.1 Holistic pain management and treatment is about seeing and treating pain not only as a physical condition but as an emotional and a spiritual one as well. Physical pain can be experienced as a result of disease or injury, or of some bodily distress. Pain and discomfort can present limitations of functional ability and interfere with quality of life. Holistic Pain Management may focus on aspects such as acupressure, aromatherapy, nutrition, dietary changes, vitamin supplementation, massage, homeopathy, exercise, relaxation, meditation, reflexologys. Having a personalised and holistic approach to pain and discomfort needs good teamwork.
The provider will then address that specific knee pain issue and then treat accordingly, whether it is a prescription to alleviate the pain or recommending a series of exercises to mobilize the joint. The patient will then return to their clinic if that treatment is unsuccessful in which the provider will re-assess the symptoms and look for any underlying causes to continue with further treatment. On the contrary, according to Shirazi, the holistic approach “represents the idea that all the properties of a given system (physical, biological, social, etc.) cannot be truly determined or explained by its component parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines how the parts