Medication would be the primary method of pain control, but other methods are often effective. Physiotherapy and biofeedback are commonly used to reduce chronic pain. Thermo-pad heat packs often provide temporary relief for mild pain. For bedridden patients, pressure redistribution mattresses and hourly repositioning are used to prevent pressure ulcers and bed sores. 1.3 Outline agreed ways of working that relate to managing pain and discomfort.
Fibromyalgia and Multiple Sclerosis both have pain associated with the diseases. These pains can be muscle twitching, muscle weakness, severe weakness in an arm or leg or both. More common pain could be tingling, crawling, or burning feeling in the arms or legs. All of these lead to muscle pain which makes it very difficult to do the daily activities. A person who has these diseases could be embarrassed by symptoms such as constipation, stool leakage and urine leakage.
They can stop people from suffering from hallucinations and dilusions , they can help with depression and they also help people who suffer from mood swings. 4. Explain the importance of recording and reporting side effects/ adverse reactions to medication. It is very important to record any side affects to monitor the situation. If the side affects are reoccurring then staff must seek medical attention and request a medication review so that the service user stops experiencing them.
Common places where pressure sores are likely too develop are, back of head and ears, elbows, lower back and sacrum area, shoulders, hips, heels and inner knees.. 3) Identify factors which might put on individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. Factors that put individuals at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores are confinement to a bed, chair or wheelchair. Inability to change positions without help, loss of bowel or bladder control, poor nutrition and/or dehydration and decreased mental awareness. 4) Describe how incorrect handling and moving techniques can damage the skin. This can happen when residents are moved into chairs, they may be unable to get out of it.
Part of an intervention is also the prevention of further progress of the disease or injury. Hand in hand an intervention has three categories of main prevention, primary, secondary, and tertiary. It is always best to apply the prevention by pairing it with the needs of a group, in this case the minority group of AI/ANs. The Institute for Work & Health defines the following: primary prevention is to protect healthy people from developing a disease or injury, secondary prevention happen after an illness or serious risk factor have already been diagnosed, and tertiary as helping people manage the health problems already developed such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer discussed previously ("Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention," 2006). It is important to focus on the main health disparities the minority faces prior to choosing the best prevention.
This is important as an individual could have more pain down the left side of the body in which case laying them on their right to make it more comfortable for them to sleep or even just to sit. Carry out agreed measures to alleviate pain and discomfort. Some individuals pain is so severe that it can only be treated with medication others have pain relief gels or can be repositioned and made more comfortable. Carry out required monitoring activities relating to management of an individual pain discomfort. It is important to monitor someone's pain or discomfort as if you can see it getting worse and they are already medicate to the highest dosage then the GP may be able to change to medication to something more
COMPARTMENT SYNDROME 1 Compartment Syndrome Shannin Daniels ENGL 135 Professor Erikson August 18, 2010 COMPARTMENT 2 Compartment syndrome is a devastating side effect of orthopedic injuries, crush injuries and trauma. The injury at the cellular level is amazing. What the muscle goes through following one of these injuries is complex. Having a diagnosis quickly can mean the difference between surgery to relieve pressure to amputation. The trauma of surgery followed by probable skin grafting can be devastating also.
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare This assignment explains the concerns in the healthcare regarding to National Patient Safety Goals established by The Joint Commission. Hand washing is very important in a long-term care facility. Insisting that everyone does it properly it greatly diminishes the risk for nosocomial infections and passing bacteria and pathogens amongst people. Hand Hygiene: NPSG Goal 7- 07.01.01 Goal seven of the National Patient Safety goals addresses the issue of reducing the risk of health care associated infections. This goal targets the prevention of mortality from health care-associated infections caused by several different drug resistant organisms, surgical related infections, and infections of the bloodstream related to catheter insertion.
Work Based Learning Project NURB 275. The following piece of work adheres to the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Code of Conduct, with either fictitious names being used or omitted to protect confidentiality. Abstract This report will discuss the implementation of a change related to a cardiovascular ward. The change comes in the form of an information leaflet to raise awareness to the patient and their family about the importance of maintaining a good well balanced nutritional intake and how this affects wound healing. There is evidence to suggest that giving clients written information helps to reduce anxiety and therefore improve healing, give empowerment and increase satisfaction (Little et al, 2004)).
“Shearing” while moving from a bed, chair or slide down, forces operates over underlying tissues and results in soft tissue damage. “Friction” moving and handling with poor techniques can remove the top layer of the skin that can lead to risk of develop pressure ulcer. “Moisture” also plays important role to increase the risk of developing pressure ulcer that comes by perspiration, urinary or faecal incontinence or may be with excessive wound drainage. Pressure ulcers are normally occur on bony prominences such as the coccyx, hips, sacrum or heels. Pressure ulcer develop when continuously put pressure on the bony prominences due to which blood flow is effected and unable to circulate within the underlying tissues that can cause the lack of oxygen and nutrients supply to the tissue cells and constant pressure leads to the damage