University:
University of Texas at El Paso
Course:
N3604 | Nursing Fundamentals
Academic year:

2023
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ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Nursing Skill PQRST Pain Management SKILL NAME____________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________ Description of Skill PQRST is a way of identifing patient's pain. P is pallatative and provoking, Q is quality, R is region and radiation, S is severity, T is time Indications Blood pressure and heart rate can become elevated Breathing patterns can change becoming either elveated or decreasing Patient reports pain CONSIDERATIONS Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post) Ask questions about the patients pain: history of pain, previous interventions, what makes the pain worse or better, type of pain, lengh of pain, how would they rate the pain. It is not the nurse's job to rate the patient's pain. Their pain is what they say their pain is. Outcomes/Evaluation The patient reports that the pain has decreased or is being managed consistantly Potential Complications Addiction Side effects from medications Pain not managed Pain underreported Client Education How and when to report pain to the medical staff, don't under report your pain. Talk about non-medication options for pain management such as a tens unit or physical therapy if muscle related. If medications are perscribed, inform about potential side effects or possibilities of addiction. Nursing Interventions Assess pain using the correct scale - Don't use a number scale on a patient too young to understand it. Assess pain again after interventions have had time to work.